Economists, the Trump Tariffs, and Alternatives
One should not jump from the condemnation of Trump’s tariffs by economists (and others) to an acceptance of free trade as a key to economic progress.
Issue 313
7 articles
“Free Trade” and Jobs
It’s easy to forget, decades into the era of neoliberal economic policies and “free trade” agreements, that these policies
Picketing Wealth Inequality
Review of Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Picketty. Harvard University Press, 2014.
Climate Policy as Wealth Creation
A "cap and dividend" policy would embody the principle that we all own the earth's resources in equal and common measure.
Dear Dr. Dollar: The Minimum Wage and Inflation
Dear Dr. Dollar: Would an increase of the minimum wage be inflationary? Would more inflation than we have now be a good or bad thing? —Alex Searles, Boston, Mass.
What Happened to the Recovery?
Part I: Weak Employment, Stagnant Wages, and Booming Profits The 2007-2010 recession was the longest and deepest since World War
Taming the Corporate Beast
Even business leaders are now calling for corporate reform, but most of the measures on offer are little more than cosmetic.