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The Political Economy Research Institute’s new initiative brings together economists and practitioners to develop transformative but practical policies for a fairer, greener, and more democratic economy.

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FRANCISCO PÉREZ (@Platanomics) is the director of the Center for Popular Economics and a Ph.D. candidate in economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, researching the history and political

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November/December 2020

Solidarity Beyond the Crisis: How to truly build back better

In the aftermath of the wreckage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's promise

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Metal of the Past, Metal of the Future

The Latest Job Calamity—Mostly Home-Made

Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America

Francisco P&eacute;rez and Luis Feliz Le&oacute;n

Solidarity Beyond the Crisis: How to truly build back better

Francisco Pérez and Luis Feliz León