America’s vast new surplus of natural gas could lead to great prosperity and a cleaner environment. But if we don’t fix our decrepit, blackout -prone electric grid, we could wind up sitting in the dark.
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, Education, Higher Education, Magazine, September/October 2012
The Siege of Academe
For years, Silicon Valley has failed to breach the walls of higher education with disruptive technology. But the tide of battle is changing. A report from the front lines.
Posted inEconomy, Government, July/August 2012, Magazine
DIY B&B
The Internet is enabling more and more Americans to leverage their biggest asset, their home, by renting rooms to travelers. So why are local governments trying to shut them down?
Posted inEconomy, July/August 2012, Magazine
Rooftop Revenue
Government helps big corporations make billions off green energy. How about cutting the average family in on the deal?
Posted inEconomy, Education, Higher Education, July/August 2012, Magazine
The Assets Between Your Ears
The new movement to give college credit for the things you already know.
Posted inEconomy, Government, July/August 2012, Magazine
Introduction: Jobs Are Not Enough
More than any election in living memory, the 2012 race is shaping up to be about one thing: jobs. Pundits are convinced that the rate of job growth between now and November is the magic number that will determine the outcome. The main policies the candidates are debating—whether to cut taxes or raise them on […]
Posted inEconomy, July/August 2012, Magazine, The Monopolized Economy
The Slow-Motion Collapse of American Entrepreneurship
The experts tell us new business start-ups will save the American economy. So how come there are fewer and fewer of them?
Posted inEconomy, Education, K-12, Magazine, May/June 2012
The Twilight of the Civic-minded CEO
The staggeringly high regard in which Americans once held Fortune 500 CEOs has certainly diminished in recent years. Back in the day, when they could fairly be described as “job creators,” CEOs were treated like folk heroes—think Jack Welch of GE or Lee Iacocca of Chrysler. But during the 2000s, U.S. multinationals have shed nearly […]
Posted inBooks, Economy, Magazine, March/April 2012
The Rise of the Amero-pessimists
Two political thinkers, a liberal and a conservative, believe America is headed toward inexorable decline. There are good reasons to believe they’re both wrong.
Posted inEconomy, Magazine, March/April 2012
Not a Drop to Drink
How water scarcity will soon be Asia’s defining crisis.
