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Driving Off a Cliff?

Donald Trump’s tariffs will make the U.S. auto industry less competitive and leave the industry out of step with the auto market's shift to EVs.

Bill Barclay Sep 11, 2025

Left Hook Economics

The Underestimated “Price of Parenting”

Even a low-ball estimate of the cost of time shows just how misleading an estimate based only on money expenditures really is.

Nancy Folbre Sep 9, 2025

September/October 2025

Mamdani Needs to Catch the Value Capture Bus

New York Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani has drawn both praise and sneers for his free bus proposal. As detailed

Polly Cleveland Sep 7, 2025

Issue 282

Green Stimulus = More Jobs

By Heidi Garrett-Peltier

Improving energy efficiency doesn’t just save money and cut pollution—it can also create jobs. Read more »
Tax Havens and the Financial Crisis

By Rachel Keeler

The G20 leaders concluded that “The era of banking secrecy is over.” But will leaders from countries made rich from offshore banking follow through to shut it down? Read more »
Corporate America’s
Counter-Stimulus Strategy

By Roger Bybee

Why is steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal trying to close down two U.S. steel plants, and what does he have in common with Marie Antoinette? Read more »
Pushing on Strings

By Gerald Friedman

The explosion of U.S. banks’ excess reserves since last fall illustrates the dramatic failure of monetary policy. Read more »

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