Trade, Tariffs, and Soybeans
Trump has consistently claimed that exporters, those countries who are “ripping us off,” are paying the tariffs. However, the actual data tell a different story.
Issue 303
4 articles
The Big Lie About the "Entitlement State"
In 1960, government transfers to individuals totaled $24 billion. By 2010, that total was 100 times as large. Even after
Dear Dr. Dollar: Structural Adjustment, Here and There
What are the similarities and differences between structural adjustment in the rest of the world/Third World and structural adjustment in the United States? --Vicki Legion, San Francisco, Calif.
Highway Robbery
In 1995, California granted a private company the right to construct express toll lanes along the State Route 91 freeway
"Free-Market" Outcomes Are Not Fair--and Not Free
"Since 1980, the U.S. government has reduced its intervention in the U.S. economy, which has become much