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What Happened to Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream of Economic Justice?
By Michael K. Honey
Women Are Now the Majority of the U.S. Workforce — But Working Women Still Face Serious Challenges
By Tara Law
It's Time to Redefine GDP to Help Save the Planet
By David Pilling
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'It became clear that this was the last line of defense'
By Alana Semuels
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An Explosion in Philadelphia Could Make Your Fourth of July Road Trip a Lot More Expensive
Gas prices are likely to rise after a fire at the east coast's largest refinery
By David Marino and Barbara Powell / Bloomberg
June 24, 2019
Everyone's Talking About Basic Income. Here Are 8 Problems It Could Fix
In America, and around the world, there has been a surge of interest in basic income. Under a basic income scheme, a government gives a fixed amount of cash, without strings attached, to every citizen....
By Guy Standing
April 16, 2019
Closely Watched Economic Indicator Signals Recession
The so-called 'yield curve' has predicted several major recent recessions
By Emily Barrett and Katherine Greifeld / Bloomberg
March 22, 2019
Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax on the Super-Rich Is the Wrong Solution to the Right Problem
There is a simpler solution, and the Senator surely knows it
By Daniel Hemel
January 30, 2019
India's Main Opposition Party Is Promising a Basic Income for the Poor. Can It Work?
On Monday, the man leading India's main opposition announced that his party would guarantee every poor person in India a minimum income if it wins elections scheduled for this spring. Rahul Gandhi’s surprise promise was...
By Billy Perrigo
January 30, 2019
'We're Flying Blind.' The Shutdown Is Making it Harder for Economists to Understand the Shutdown
Essential economic data is being delayed or scrapped entirely, making it harder to understand the shutdown's broader costs
By Alejandro de la Garza
January 29, 2019
Greece's Rockstar Economist Yanis Varoufakis on How to Reform the E.U.
Varoufakis is returning to politics, targeting a German seat in the European Parliament elections next year
By Billy Perrigo
November 27, 2018
Why Turkey Is Heading for Economic Meltdown
The deteriorating state of the economy is President Erdogan's Achilles’ heel and the biggest threat to his currently unrivaled leadership
By Fadi Hakura
July 20, 2018
Women Outnumber Men in Spain's New Government
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez appointed women to key roles in his "pro-gender equality, cross-generational" cabinet
By Siobhan Morrin
June 7, 2018
The False Promises of Protectionism
Public policy has stifled the benefits of a global economy
By Dambisa Moyo
May 22, 2018
Yellen to Join Brookings After Leaving Fed
She'll be a fellow in economic studies
By Jamie Ducharme
February 3, 2018
Here’s How To Stay on Task When Interrupted
These are today's five best
By The Aspen Institute
January 23, 2018
A 'Billionaire Bonanza' Is Driving Global Inequality
A new report from Oxfam highlights a global system that rewards the super-rich and neglects the poor
By Adela Suliman / Reuters
January 21, 2018
A Coal Executive Switched to Building Solar Plants. Now He's Worried Trump Will Hurt His Business
Jim Lamon is the kind of businessman that Donald Trump would like. And Lamon is the kind of businessman who likes Trump. The CEO of Depcom Power grew up in Alabama, served in the Air...
By Justin Worland
January 11, 2018
Laissez-Faire Is Lazy and Not Fair. Consumers Need Protection
In defense of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
By Andrei Cherny
November 28, 2017
You Shouldn't Care How Stocks React to Donald Trump
The market behaves like a sociopath
By Eli Cook
September 28, 2017
Why It’s the Perfect Time to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage
Though not necessarily to $15, as the Democrats have proposed
By Chris Lu
July 24, 2017
The First Thing Democrats Must Do to Fix the Economy
'To see the way forward, it helps to take a step back'
By Felicia Wong
July 21, 2017
There’s No Advantage Washing Your Hands with Hot Water
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
June 12, 2017
The New Conspicuous Consumption
A review of
The Sum of Small Things
by Elizabeth Currid-Halkett
By Sarah Begley
May 18, 2017
Universal Basic Income: A Utopian Idea Whose Time May Finally Have Arrived
A 500-year-old idea may hold the key to solving some of the world's most vexing economic problems
By Matt Vella
April 13, 2017
Trump’s Pro-Coal Orders Are Doomed to Fail
Nature and market forces are both working against him
By Per Espen Stoknes and Tom Bowman
March 29, 2017
Small Business Growth Has Stalled and That’s Bad for All of Us
Four reasons why it's happened, including risks that don't exist and student debt
By Jayson DeMers
March 23, 2017
The Unseen Threat to America: We Don’t Leave Our Hometowns
Poverty and low incomes have flipped from being reasons to move to reasons not to go anywhere
By Tyler Cowen
February 22, 2017
This Tax Could Win Over Donald Trump While Helping the Environment
A new Republican proposal for a 'carbon dividend' makes business sense
By Matthew J. Kotchen
February 21, 2017
Pay Women More If You Want a Stronger Economy
It's an essential, just act of stimulus
By Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney and Heidi Hartmann
January 10, 2017
A $15 Minimum Wage Is Not the Best Way to Help Poor Workers
Without a federal increase, it will hurt the few people it helps—but there is another way
By Harry J. Holzer
December 21, 2016
3 Ways to Make America's Economy Great Again
Restore economic mobility
By Jim Shelton, Debby Bielak and Devin Murphy
December 8, 2016
On Taiwan, Donald Trump Lays Down the Gauntlet to China
No U.S. President has had direct contact with Taiwan since diplomatic relations were severed in 1979
By Charlie Campbell / Beijing
December 5, 2016
Don't Count on Donald Trump's Wall Street Love Affair to Last
Trump fans think it's morning in America. How long can he game that confidence?
By Peter Atwater
November 18, 2016
370 Economists: 'Do Not Vote For Donald Trump'
‘He promotes magical thinking and conspiracy theories over sober assessments of feasible economic policy options’
By IDEAS Desk
November 2, 2016
How Under-Confidence Hurts the Economy
'Our perceptions, decisions and actions become very “me, here, now"'
By Peter Atwater
October 26, 2016
How Businesses Could Skirt the New Overtime Law
And how employees will benefit either way
By Daniel S. Hamermesh
October 24, 2016
How America Can Get Out of Its Economic Swamp
Focus on long-term spending
By Eugene Ludwig
October 3, 2016
Janet Yellen Should Stand Up to Donald Trump
She's the best person to run the Fed right now
By Rana Foroohar
September 27, 2016
What Liberals Don’t Understand About Income Inequality
Blaming the 1% doesn't help
By Ed Conard
September 13, 2016
Big Data Comes With the Biases of Its Creators
Are algorithms arbiters of truth, or weapons of “math destruction”?
By Rana Foroohar
September 7, 2016
Why You Should Ignore Your Gut Feelings About Free Trade
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are both playing to your emotions, not facts
By Daniel R. Pearson
September 6, 2016
Joseph E. Stiglitz and Mark Pieth: Why We Left the Panama Commission
It's time to act against secrecy havens
By Joseph E. Stiglitz and Mark Pieth
August 10, 2016
Trump Promises 'Tax Revolution'
Trump blasted high taxes, regulation and free trade. But he said "isolation is not an option"
By Will Drabold
August 8, 2016
Meet Donald Trump's Economic Advisors—They're All Men
Correction appended, Aug. 12 Ahead of an economic speech Donald Trump will deliver in Detroit on Monday, the Republican nominee released a list of economic advisors that includes hedge fund managers, bank executives and a...
By Will Drabold
August 5, 2016
There's No Such Thing as Local Food
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
August 1, 2016
Here’s the Major Mistake Hillary Clinton Can’t Make Tonight
The very voters she needs to win the presidency want to hear specifics on how she plans to fix a rigged system
By Rana Foroohar
July 28, 2016
What Bernie Sanders Accomplished. And What He's Left Unfinished
The Vermont Senator has managed to change the Democratic party in two very important ways
By Rana Foroohar
July 26, 2016
Why Boosting CEO Pay Makes Companies Perform Badly
A new study shows why richly rewarding executives with stock can hurt the long-term performance of big companies
By Rana Foroohar
July 25, 2016
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