Intelligencer
The Cut
Vulture
The Strategist
Curbed
Grub Street
Magazine
Subscribe to the Magazine
Give a Gift Subscription
Buy Back Issues
Current Issue Contents
Subscribe
Sign In
Account
Profile
Sign Out
Menu
Menu
Close
Close
Politics
Business
Technology
Newsletters
Like Us
Follow Us
NYMag.com
New York Magazine
Intelligencer
Vulture
The Cut
The Strategist
Grub Street
Curbed
Search
Search
Close
Subscribe
Give A
Gift
Menu
Menu
Close
Close
Politics
Business
Technology
Newsletters
Like Us
Follow Us
NYMag.com
New York Magazine
Intelligencer
Vulture
The Cut
The Strategist
Grub Street
Curbed
+
Comments
Leave a Comment
Search
Search
Close
Displaying all articles tagged:
Economics
the top line
July 8, 2020
Here’s What the Trouble in Commercial Real Estate Means for You
Some of the hits to retail real estate may permanently change how state and local governments fund themselves.
By
Josh Barro
in conversation
Apr. 27, 2020
Thomas Piketty Knew This Was Coming
The scholar of inequality warned us that our economic systems couldn’t withstand a global catastrophe.
By
David Wallace-Wells
vision 2020
Jan. 23, 2020
The Left-Wing Realignment of American Politics Has Already Begun
As centrist Democrats run to the left of yesteryear’s progressives, Republicans are pushing for green energy investment and aid to the poor.
By
Eric Levitz
david brooks
Jan. 17, 2020
Bernie Isn’t Trying to Start a Class War. The Rich Are Trying to Finish One.
David Brooks argues that workers in America are paid what their labor is worth, accidentally proving the opposite.
By
Eric Levitz
the top line
Jan. 13, 2020
Trump Admits China Isn’t a Currency Manipulator
The essentially symbolic nature of this action fits with the essentially symbolic nature of the Phase One trade deal as a whole.
By
Josh Barro
economics
Dec. 3, 2019
What Happened to Recession Fears?
Let’s take a look at what we were worried about a year ago and why we’re less worried about it now.
By
Josh Barro
wealth tax
Nov. 14, 2019
Study: Warren’s Wealth Tax Would Slow Growth (in an Alternate Universe)
A new analysis of Warren’s wealth-tax plan pretends that it is a deficit-reduction scheme — and that America is suffering a capital shortage.
By
Eric Levitz
universal basic income
Oct. 16, 2019
Greg Just Tries Not to Think About the Bills and the Debt and His Bad Credit
How Stockton, California’s experiment in universal basic income helped a father of four.
By
Bliss Broyard
universal basic income
Oct. 16, 2019
Laura Just Wants to Retire With Dignity — And Visit Her New Great-Granddaughter
How Stockton, California’s experiment in universal basic income helped a 68-year-old woman trying to get by on Social Security and a small pension.
By
Bliss Broyard
universal basic income
Oct. 16, 2019
Phyllis Knows She’s More Than Her Circumstances
How Stockton, California’s experiment in universal basic income helped a family of three facing a cancer diagnosis.
By
Bliss Broyard
universal basic income
Oct. 16, 2019
Grace Has Too Many Big Plans to Settle for Just a Job
How Stockton, California’s experiment in universal basic income helped an aspiring entrepreneur.
By
Bliss Broyard
universal basic income
Oct. 16, 2019
Danielle Has Just One Goal: No Debt, No Debt, No Debt
How Stockton, California’s experiment in universal basic income helped a family of four facing $60,000 in debt.
By
Bliss Broyard
public policy
Oct. 12, 2019
What Would You do With an Extra $500 a Month?
Five people open their lives (and their accounts) in a test run of universal basic income.
By
Bliss Broyard
education
May 21, 2019
Robert Smith’s Morehouse Gift Is More Generous Than His Vision
The billionaire’s donation of $40 million to pay off the debt of Morehouse grads was a noble act of charity. But charity is not justice.
By
Zak Cheney-Rice
stephen moore
May 7, 2019
Stephen Moore: Dems Rejected Fed Nomination Because They’re ‘Stupid and Evil’
Moore seems to forget the real basis for his canceled Fed nomination: Senate Republicans made it clear he didn’t pass muster.
By
Matt Stieb
conservatism
Jan. 8, 2019
Why Tucker Carlson Plays a Critic of Capitalism on TV
Capital flight — and “woke” consumer brands — have become a visceral threat to white, rural America’s traditional values.
By
Eric Levitz
politics
Oct. 24, 2018
White House’s Scary Portrait of Socialism Pretends Inequality Doesn’t Exist
The latest Council of Economic Advisers report misrepresents what socialism is about, and ignores an issue that makes it attractive to many Americans.
By
Sarah Jones
Aug. 30, 2018
How a Federal Job Guarantee Could Lower Crime & Help the Formerly Incarcerated
California wildfires and the prison strike show us that the incarcerated are valuable workers. We should help them be productive when they leave, too.
By
Vanessa A. Bee
May 25, 2018
Unions Are Not a Special Interest Group
A new study confirms that labor unions raise wages for
all
workers — especially those of color — and do not significantly slow economic growth.
By
Eric Levitz
Mar. 22, 2018
The Radical Proposal That Moderate Democrats Should Be Running On
Kirsten Gillibrand believes that the government should guarantee jobs to all the unemployed — and 67 percent of rural America agrees.
By
Eric Levitz
Mar. 7, 2018
Trump Bids Good-bye to Gary Cohn — and Empirical Reality
The president’s worst impulses had been constrained by deference to the stock market and corporate America. Now, he’s thumbing his nose at both.
By
Eric Levitz
Feb. 9, 2018
We Must Cancel Everyone’s Student Debt, for the Economy’s Sake
For the price of Trump’s tax cuts, the government could wipe out all student debt — and increase economic growth by $860 billion.
By
Eric Levitz
Feb. 7, 2018
The GOP Is Embracing Fiscal Irresponsibility. That’s (Probably) for the Best.
Republicans are poised to pass a giant stimulus in an already-strong economy. That’s bad for the deficit — but good for workers.
By
Eric Levitz
the body politic
Feb. 1, 2018
How Can Democrats Connect ‘Identity Politics’ to Economics?
By talking about gender and race more, not less.
By
Rebecca Traister
Jan. 16, 2018
Did Americans Turn to Opioids Out of Despair — or Just Because They Were There?
A new study casts doubt on the idea that the epidemic is driven by economic hardship.
By
Eric Levitz
Dec. 28, 2017
How Wealthy People Use the Government to Enrich Themselves
A conversation with Brink Lindsey and Steven Teles, authors of
The Captured Economy
.
By
Jesse Singal
Dec. 15, 2017
Inequality Is Rising Across the Globe — and Skyrocketing in the U.S.
A new report shows that inequality is a political choice — and American policy makers have chosen to accelerate its growth.
By
Eric Levitz
Nov. 29, 2017
There Is No Economic Theory That Justifies the GOP Tax Plan
Even supply-side economists won’t defend the actually-existing Republican bill.
By
Eric Levitz
Nov. 28, 2017
The GOP Tax Plan Might Make Sense — If Recessions Didn’t Exist
Republicans are writing a bill that will stimulate the economy in the middle of an expansion — and automatically depress it during a downturn.
By
Eric Levitz
Oct. 14, 2016
Janet Yellen: We May Need a New Economic Paradigm to Recover From the Crisis
The fed chair suggests a “high-pressure” policy may be required to restore growth. That’s good news for progressives.
By
Eric Levitz
Aug. 5, 2016
The Economy Added 255,000 Jobs in July — Way More Than Expected
Economists projected 180,000.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Venezuela
Aug. 2, 2016
Venezuela’s Latest Terrible Economic Idea Is Forced Labor
Venezuela’s collapse is killing a lot of people, and there’s little sign of improvement.
By
Jesse Singal
Apr. 19, 2016
Kansas Republicans Are Getting Sick of Small Government
Some tea-party Republicans in the state legislature have lost faith in Sam Brownback’s supply-side voodoo.
By
Eric Levitz
q&a
Mar. 24, 2016
Milanovic: ‘It’s a Perfect Storm’ of Inequality
“It’s been forgotten by the Establishment in the rich countries that you have to pay attention to the losers.”
By
Felipe Ossa
the money
Feb. 18, 2016
Bernie Sanders Has Started Thinking Like a Republican
Why shouldn’t Democrats get to have fun with magical economic growth?
By
Annie Lowrey
Oct. 5, 2015
No, Depressed American Towns Do Not Look Like Zimbabwe
Are trade deals turning the United States into Zimbabwe?
By
Annie Lowrey
economics
July 6, 2015
The Absolute Moron’s Guide to the Greek Debt Crisis
If you don’t understand the referendum, you’re not alone; even Greeks can’t agree on what it meant.
By
Margaret Hartmann
inversion aversion
Aug. 6, 2014
Walgreens Decides Not to Anger President
Good call!
By
Kevin Roose
labor pains
June 30, 2014
Unions Get a Bruise From the Supreme Court, But Avoid a Knockout Punch
The decision in
Harris v. Quinn
could have been much, much worse.
By
Kevin Roose
economists for jesus
June 11, 2014
David Brat Just Became the Christian Right’s Favorite Economist
Cantor’s ouster could give evangelical America a new intellectual hero.
By
Kevin Roose
livin’ for the city
June 10, 2014
5 Reasons Cities Are Getting Better, and Everywhere Else Is Getting Worse
More and more, choosing to live outside a major city is tantamount to opting to live in the past.
By
Kevin Roose
euromess
June 5, 2014
What Just Happened to Europe’s Economy?
The (abridged) absolute moron’s guide to the bizarro world of negative interest rates.
By
Kevin Roose
the seattle files
June 3, 2014
Seattle’s $15 Minimum-Wage Experiment Is a Go
The rest of the country is watching.
By
Kevin Roose
hidden treasury
May 12, 2014
10 Calm Parts of Tim Geithner’s Memoir
The former Treasury Secretary gives us a few light notes amid the panic.
By
Kevin Roose
economic rock stars
May 9, 2014
Thomas Piketty and Our New Economic Worldview
There’s a reason a 700-page book on economics got so popular.
By
Benjamin Wallace-Wells
anonymous survey respondents with money
May 6, 2014
Survey: Millionaires Aren’t All Terrible
Lots of them think income inequality is a problem.
By
Kevin Roose
jobs day
May 2, 2014
The Economy Is Picking Up Speed
Some good news for your Friday: The latest jobs numbers are good.
By
Kevin Roose
pronunciation guide
Apr. 21, 2014
How Do You Pronounce Economist Thomas Piketty’s Name, Anyway?
Hint: It’s “PEEK-et-ee.”
By
Kevin Roose
the bitcoin bubble
Mar. 26, 2014
Bitcoin Gets a Visit From the Tax Man
The IRS just ruled that Bitcoin counts as property, not currency.
By
Kevin Roose
the bitcoin bubble
Mar. 7, 2014
The Hijacking of Satoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin’s biggest mistake was turning from a technology into a movement.
By
Kevin Roose
Load More