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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A Nightmare on Maple Street

Prime Minister Stephen Harper struggles to slay the specters haunting Canada's oil sands.

Maurice Dufour Jan 1, 2013

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The Great Tax-Cut Experiment

Has cutting tax rates for the rich helped the economy?

Gerald Friedman Jan 1, 2013

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The Formerly Advanced Economies

Just as the European settler economies in North America grew to eclipse the economic power of "old" Europe

Robin Hahnel Jan 1, 2013