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Trump Cabinet Signals Embrace of Wall Street Elite

December 1, 2016 Editor

We told you so, America. Trump voters have elected a billionaire business man, with a myriad of conflicts of interest between his private companies and his new public position, and…

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Don’t believe economic lies that Trump peddles this election

August 8, 2016 Editor

From today’s NYT article on Trump’s economic policy speech: “But the economic agenda Mr. Trump described included many traditionally Republican policies that offer little to no direct benefit to working-class…

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Strong Unions, Strong Democracy

January 14, 2016 Editor

From yesterday’s New York Times “Opinion” by By Richard Kahlenberg IF the questions that came up during oral argument in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association on Monday are any guide,…

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The Great Wage Slowdown of the 21st Century

October 7, 2014 Editor

From today’s NYT “UpShot” Blog by David Leonhardt: American workers have been receiving meager pay increases for so long now that it’s reasonable to talk in sweeping terms about the…

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Voodoo Econ, the Next Generation

October 6, 2014 Editor

From yesterday’s NYT “Opinion” by Paul Krugman: Even if Republicans take the Senate this year, gaining control of both houses of Congress, they won’t gain much in conventional terms: They’re…

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Household Net Worth Rebounding Since Financial Crisis

September 19, 2014 Editor

From today’s NYT “Business Day” by Floyd Norris: THE net worth of American households is now 20 percent higher than it was before it began to decline in 2007, the…

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What the Poverty Rate Tells Us About the Overall Economy

September 16, 2014 Editor

From yesterday’s NYT “The UpShot” Blog by Jared Bernstein: On Tuesday, the Census Bureau will tell us whether the share of population that’s officially in poverty went up, down or…

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Summer Job Isn’t What It Used to Be

September 10, 2014 Editor

From NYT “OpTalk” Blog, September 9, 2014 by Anna Altman: Once upon a time, hard-working high school students who took a summer job or worked part-time during the school year…