The forward-leaning ideas and past accomplishments that the defeated Democrat could have emphasized.
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 inThe Monopolized Economy
Trump Isn’t Even Pretending He Would Fight Corporate Power
The former president is shamelessly offering plutocrats like Elon Musk political favors for their support—and no longer promising to take on monopolists.
Posted inNewsletter
Trump Wants a Regressive Tariff System to Replace the Progressive Income Tax
Plus, debunking the myth of noncitizen voters, and assessing whether multicultural democracy can survive in America — all in the October 22, 2024 newsletter.
Posted inEconomy
How Harris Can Close the Gap in the Swing States
How Harris Can Close the Gap in the Swing States. Here are the state-specific numbers on how Trump’s plans would cut education, Medicaid, and Medicare funding. $2700 per public school pupil in Nevada
Posted inPolitics
Stop Calling Kamala Harris’ Anti-Price-Gouging Proposal Price Controls
Stop Calling Kamala Harris’ Anti-Price-Gouging Proposal Price Controls. Her plan to control inflation is not some leftist plot. It’s rooted in mainstream American legal tradition—and sorely needed.
Posted inEconomy
Kamala Harris Still Has Time for a Big New Idea in Economic Policy
Kamala Harris Still Has Time for a Big New Idea in Economic Policy. Free community college classes for retraining can really boost incomes.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
The Must-Carry Solution for the Media’s Google Problem
Google needs to pay news organizations for the media content it uses to fuel its lucrative and monopolistic search and ad businesses, as well as what it’s doing with AI. Fortunately, long-standing must-carry requirements can help. Here’s how.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
As Election Day Approaches, Don’t Forget About the K Street Wolves
As Election Day Approaches, Don’t Forget About the K Street Wolves: The Wolves of K Street, the Spring hit from the Mullins Brothers, deserves a close read this summer as lobbyists salivate over the certainty of a new president this Autumn.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
Biden and Harris Broke the Suffocating “Washington Consensus” on Economics
Biden and Harris Broke the Suffocating “Washington Consensus” on Economics. They put a stake through neoliberalism. Now, the vice president has to convince voters that her antitrust, trade, and public investment policies, unlike Trump’s, will improve their lives.
Posted inMagazine
America Is Already Great Again
Don’t let doomsayers like Donald Trump fool you. On every meaningful metric of national strength, the United States under Joe Biden is a rising power—and we have the economic means and necessary alliances to meet our gravest challenges.
