He can try to use a controversial permitting reform bill that way—but energy market conditions, not permits, will dictate the pace of fossil fuel development.
Economy
Reporting and analysis on the American economy and economic policy: how markets, monopolies, and public policy shape jobs, wages, and opportunity. Includes our long-running coverage of antitrust and corporate power in The Monopolized Economy.
Posted inEconomy
How to Tame AI-Driven Inflation
The AI boom is driving up consumer prices and diverting resources from other industries. The president can intervene.
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“If You’re Busting Your Butt, You Should Be Able to Get Ahead”
Third Way’s Jim Kessler discusses the think tank’s new policy agenda for middle-class America.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
The Senate’s Surprisingly Populist Permitting Reform Deal
A bipartisan bill could lower electricity costs and speed the green energy transition by targeting utilities.
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Democrats’ Next Big Ideas
Third Way offers a “new economic bargain” with the middle-class: “If you’re busting your butt, you should be able to get ahead.”
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
How to Govern the Pacing of the AI Frontier
Big AI’s call for an antitrust exemption is a ruse. Here’s the right way to structure AI safety talks until we have real leadership in Congress and the White House.
Posted inPolitics
Six Overlooked Reasons California’s Community NEWS Act Is ‘A Big Deal’
The new law offers newsrooms tax credits for retaining and hiring journalists. Its backers hope it can do much more.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
The AI Alignment That Can Save Us
To level the playing field between AI moguls and the rest of us, we need political action.
Posted inPolitics
Taming the AI Monster
Here’s some of the collective action we need to make artificial intelligence work for everyone’s benefit.
Posted inEconomy
The Grim Reality Behind a New Census Report
Trump administration and Republican policies, from the One Big Beautiful Bill to proposed Census changes, are pushing more households into poverty. Immigrants are hit hardest.
