Lindsay Larson, Matthew Paymar, and Alejandro Reuss

Some Elements of a Progressive International Trade Policy

There are other ways to organize U.S. international trade. The neoliberal free trade of recent decades and the trade restrictions of Trumpian tariffs are not the only options.

Arthur MacEwan Jul 9, 2025

Left Hook

No Matter How You Look at It, the Big Beautiful Bill is a Monstrosity

Here are three views of the bill's horrific distributional consequences.

John Miller Jul 7, 2025

Left Hook

What’s Different About Today’s Government Deficit and Debt?

As of today, the U.S. government’s current deficit and debt are indeed currently at unprecedented levels for peacetime—once we account for them appropriately.

Robert Pollin Jul 1, 2025

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Issue 212

Active Culture

Senior Summer This year, some of the young activists in the Union Summer program of the AFL-CIO will work hand-in-hand

Lindsay Larson, Matthew Paymar, and Alejandro Reuss Jul 1, 1997