Interview with Ellora Derenoncourt

Trump's Lump of Coal

The trade deficit is the world’s Christmas gift to the U.S.; Trump’s tariffs substitute a lump of coal.

Zoe Sherman Dec 25, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Health Insurance for 20 Million is at Risk

If Congress fails to renew the ACA enhanced benefits, millions will be unable to access the health care they need.

John Miller Dec 11, 2025

November/December 2025

The American Dream, We Hardly Knew You

Worsening inequality leaves young adults worse off than their parents.

John Miller Dec 8, 2025

ELLORA DERENONCOURT is an assistant professor of economics and public policy at the University of California, Berkeley. ZOE SHERMAN is a member of the Dollars & Sense collective and is an associate p

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March/April 2021

Rolling Up the Welcome Mat at the Door to the Promised Land

The Economic History of the Great Migration and Its Aftermath

Interview with Ellora Derenoncourt Mar 1, 2021