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Why it’s time to take Adam Tooze’s advice and “re-politicize the economy.”
May 21, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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The latest scare was over the Social Security trust fund. The endgame is not to get rid of inflation, or to protect American workers, but to destroy their power.
Aug 16, 2023 / Marshall Auerback
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The establishment’s repeated failures are creating room for heterodox ideas.
Jun 16, 2023 / 150th Anniversary / Jeet Heer
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The direct-pay feature of the IRA creates an opportunity for the public sector to start building things again.
Apr 28, 2023 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
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Living with inflation of a little over 2 percent for a short period would be worth it to keep the gains in the economy.
Feb 20, 2023 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
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The world’s multiplying crises must be addressed. The question is by whom.
Nov 1, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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It’s kneecapping workers to prove its credibility with Wall Street.
Oct 31, 2022 / Robert L. Borosage
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Liz Truss or No Liz Truss, Things Are Bleaker in Britain Than Anyone Realizes Liz Truss or No Liz Truss, Things Are Bleaker in Britain Than Anyone Realizes
As jaws drop around the world over the resignation of the UK’s shortest-lived prime minister, life here is getting considerably worse by the day.
Oct 20, 2022 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata
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Wages aren’t keeping up with prices, and that’s voters’ biggest concern.
Oct 18, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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A national fleet of battery-powered cars is unlikely to prove sustainable and could have catastrophic consequences globally.
Oct 18, 2022 / Stan Cox and Priti Gulati Cox