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.
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Why Is Unemployment Still So High
If the recession is supposedly over, why is there still so much unemployment? Overall demand (in the U.S. economy
Unemployment: A Jobs Deficit or a Skills Deficit?
Politicians and economists are trying to reframe a severe jobs crunch as a problem of workers' inadequate skills.
Defend Ohio- -Stop Kasich
Defend Ohio--Stop Kasich: Hat-tip to D&S pal Taki M. about this rally, organized partly by sometime D&
A Code of Ethics for Economists
A quick holiday post: Hat-tip to KH about Gerald Epstein's effort to get economists to adopt a code
Senator Sanders' Socialism (Nancy Folbre)
(1) Nancy Folbre at the New York Times' Economix: A nice piece about Sanders' filibuster against the tax
Tax Deal Endangers Social Security, etc.
(1) Tax Deal Endangers Social Security: From Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women's Policy Research, an
Balance on Assange Charges
Our fantastic cartoonist Barry Deutsch texted me to ask for more balance on the question of the sexual assault charges