The Score
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October 5, 2020
‘Middle-Class Joe’ Doesn’t Understand the Middle Class
Joe Biden has a preposterous definition of the middle class that as president would hamper his ability to enact smart policies.
Bryce Covert
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August 21, 2020
Can Joe Biden Unrig the Economy?
Raising taxes on the rich would help stop the economy from simply channeling income to 1 percent.
Mike Konczal
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July 10, 2020
The Coronavirus Pushes State Budgets to the Brink
Cuts will fall the hardest on those who have been on the front lines of the crisis.
Bryce Covert
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May 29, 2020
Unemployment Insurance Is a Vital Part of Economic Freedom
Finding a way to provide economic security to our fractured labor force is one of the central goals of our time.
Mike Konczal
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April 17, 2020
We Can’t Save the Economy Without Universal Child Care
A smoothly functioning economy is one in which people who want to work are able to do so.
Bryce Covert
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March 19, 2020
The Stimulus Plan That We Need Now
The greatest mistake would be to repeat our errors from the Great Recession.
Mike Konczal
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February 14, 2020
Trump Doesn’t Hate Welfare When It Goes to Wealthy White Farmers
The president’s farm aid lays bare the racial and class implications of his disdain of government assistance.
Bryce Covert
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January 24, 2020
Finally, a Bipartisan Bill That Would Help All Families
The Bennet-Romney proposal includes a child allowance, which would reduce childhood poverty as well as benefit those further up the income ladder.
Mike Konczal
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December 19, 2019
Why Public College Should Be Free
Private institutions should be forced to compete with free, high-quality public ones.
Bryce Covert
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December 2, 2019
Workers Are Heading Back to the Picket Lines
Despite job growth, employees face daunting precarity—and they’re fed up.
Bryce Covert