May/June 2016

California Greening: Fighting Climate Change in the Golden State

Governor Jerry Brown launched the most aggressive and successful combination of programs to combat climate change we have yet seen in the United States—understanding these programs can help other states do the same.

Do Trade Agreements Foreclose Progressive Policy?

Arthur MacEwan

Dear Dr. Dollar: Doesn’t theliberalization of U.S. economic policies abroad foreclose the possibility of progressive policies at home? Read more »
It Pays to Be White

Jeannette Wicks-Lim

Assessing how White people benefit from race-based economic inequality. | Read more »
The “Emerging” Economies Today

An Interview with Jayati Ghosh

What’s driving the slowdown in growth in China and other “emerging” economies, and what’s next for their development? | Read more »
Criminal Inequality: Progressives Are Not Guilty

John Miller

Progressives have the perfect alibi when it comes to rising inequality: they were never at scene of the crime. | Read more »

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Inversion Acceleration

Roger Bybee

More and more U.S. corporations are sending their HQ’s offshore to reap immense tax savings. | Order this issue or subscribe. | The sources for this article are available here.

the regulars

editors’ note The Age of Misdirection
the short run
in review Randall Wray, Why Minsky Matters
economy in numbersDifferent Models, Different Politics

California Greening: Fighting Climate Change in the Golden State

The Government’s April Jobs Report, and Ours: Why Don’t Things Look Worse?

We Need a Care Package!

May/June 2016

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the regulars