Economists, the Trump Tariffs, and Alternatives
One should not jump from the condemnation of Trump’s tariffs by economists (and others) to an acceptance of free trade as a key to economic progress.
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Is a $15 Minimum Wage Economically Feasible?
July 29, 2013 Protestor, by Annette Bernhardt. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Campaigns like 15Now and
Why We All Need Affirmative Action
Recent shootings of young black men sound the alarm for public policies that directly counter racist stereotypes.
The Great Recession in Black Wealth
White wealth reaches historic high of twenty times black wealth.
We Need a (Green) Jobs Program
Clean-energy investment would promote job growth for a wide swath of the U.S. workforce.
Measuring the Full Impact of Minimum and Living Wage Laws
Workers who were earning less than the new wage floor are not the only ones who benefit from a higher minimum wage.