Reining in the debt is the only way to achieve progressive goals.
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 inHigher Education
The Internship Apocalypse Is Here
Summer jobs are increasingly pointless, but getting one has never mattered more.
Posted inEconomy
What Donald Trump Could Learn from Bill Clinton About the Bond Market
Bill Clinton provided the blueprint for controlling the debt and deficit three decades ago.
Posted inPolitics
The Housing Bill Trump Shrugged Off Is Only Half the Answer
The new law attacks barriers to construction. The president still has enormous power to determine who can afford to own.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
Booming Oil Profits Show Why Policymakers Can’t “Wait and See” on Gas Prices
The latest data points to a refining market power problem that will endure even after the Strait reopens.
Posted inPodcast
Businesses Should Step Up to Defend Democracy
The business community’s silence could accelerate America’s slide into autocracy, warns the founder of the pro-democracy business coalition Leadership Now.
Posted inNewsletter
Autocracy Doesn’t Pay
Businesses need democracy to thrive, argues Daniella Ballou-Aares, founder of the business coalition Leadership Now. They should step up to defend it.
Posted inPodcast
How to Save the IRS
DOGE broke the IRS. Former IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel has thoughts on how to fix it.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
The Washington Monthly Was Right About Egg Prices
Much of the press believed the 2022-25 spike in egg prices was mere supply and demand. Now that the industry has settled with DOJ and state AGs, our suspicions proved warranted.
Posted inEconomy
The Stranded Talent Dilemma: A Challenge to Higher Ed, Employers, and Government
Millions of Americans face a job crisis: They’re employed but not moving up and they don’t know what to do. Here’s some of what we need to ease the problem of stalled careers.
