The previously obscure law not only slowed delivery of relief supplies to Puerto Rico—it represents a whole category of ‘rent-seeking’ policies that redistribute income upwards.
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.
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This County Was a Democratic Stronghold. Then Came Trump.
The story of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania reflects the uphill battle of winning back Trump supporters.
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How Democrats Can Turn ‘A Better Deal’ into Electoral Victories
The new platform is great for the party, but policy proposals alone are not enough to move people emotionally and change their votes.
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How Cash-Strapped Local Governments Target the Poor
Struggling cities are increasingly relying on steep fines and penalties that take a toll on those who can least afford them.
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Forget a Higher Minimum Wage—Here’s a Better Way to Help American Workers
A federal job guarantee would reinvigorate American infrastructure and ensure that no workers go home in poverty.
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Honey, I Shrunk the Recidivism Rate
A social enterprise on Chicago’s west side puts the formerly incarcerated back to work as beekeepers and honey harvesters.
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Trump’s Agenda Will Worsen Economic Insecurity for the Most Vulnerable Americans
An economy as wealthy as America’s can afford to implement the policies to create broadly shared prosperity.
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What Washington Doesn’t Understand About Working Families
In today’s economy, the long-standing bonds between work and wealth are wearing thin.
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The Manufacturing Jobs Program Trump Wants to Kill
The little-known Manufacturing Extension Partnership program has helped grow small businesses like Michele’s Granola.
Posted inEconomy, June/July/August 2017, Magazine, The Monopolized Economy
How to Win Rural Voters Without Losing Liberal Values
A century ago, urban progressives and agrarian populists united around a politics of taking on corporate monopolies. The Democratic Party’s future may depend on doing the same today.
