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Economics

  1. higher education
    What’s a Master’s Degree Really Worth?The desperate economics behind the pursuit of an even higher education.
    By William Deresiewicz
  2. the economy
    America’s Inflation Debate Is Fundamentally ConfusedTo raise real wages and lower Americans’ cost of living, we need to inject more demand into the economy, not less, economist J.W. Mason argues.
    By Eric Levitz
  3. the top line
    Here’s What the Trouble in Commercial Real Estate Means for YouSome of the hits to retail real estate may permanently change how state and local governments fund themselves.
    By Josh Barro
  4. in conversation
    Thomas Piketty Knew This Was ComingThe scholar of inequality warned us that our economic systems couldn’t withstand a global catastrophe.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  5. vision 2020
    The Left-Wing Realignment of American Politics Has Already BegunAs 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
  6. david brooks
    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
  7. the top line
    Trump Admits China Isn’t a Currency ManipulatorThe essentially symbolic nature of this action fits with the essentially symbolic nature of the Phase One trade deal as a whole.
    By Josh Barro
  8. economics
    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
  9. wealth tax
    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
  10. universal basic income
    Greg Just Tries Not to Think About the Bills and the Debt and His Bad CreditHow Stockton, California’s experiment in universal basic income helped a father of four.
    By Bliss Broyard
  11. universal basic income
    Laura Just Wants to Retire With Dignity — And Visit Her New Great-GranddaughterHow 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
  12. universal basic income
    Phyllis Knows She’s More Than Her CircumstancesHow Stockton, California’s experiment in universal basic income helped a family of three facing a cancer diagnosis.
    By Bliss Broyard
  13. universal basic income
    Grace Has Too Many Big Plans to Settle for Just a JobHow Stockton, California’s experiment in universal basic income helped an aspiring entrepreneur.
    By Bliss Broyard
  14. universal basic income
    Danielle Has Just One Goal: No Debt, No Debt, No DebtHow Stockton, California’s experiment in universal basic income helped a family of four facing $60,000 in debt.
    By Bliss Broyard
  15. public policy
    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
  16. education
    Robert Smith’s Morehouse Gift Is More Generous Than His VisionThe 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
  17. stephen moore
    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
  18. conservatism
    Why Tucker Carlson Plays a Critic of Capitalism on TVCapital flight — and “woke” consumer brands — have become a visceral threat to white, rural America’s traditional values.
    By Eric Levitz
  19. politics
    White House’s Scary Portrait of Socialism Pretends Inequality Doesn’t ExistThe 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
  20. How a Federal Job Guarantee Could Lower Crime & Help the Formerly IncarceratedCalifornia 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
  21. Unions Are Not a Special Interest GroupA 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
  22. The Radical Proposal That Moderate Democrats Should Be Running OnKirsten Gillibrand believes that the government should guarantee jobs to all the unemployed — and 67 percent of rural America agrees.
    By Eric Levitz
  23. Trump Bids Good-bye to Gary Cohn — and Empirical RealityThe 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
  24. We Must Cancel Everyone’s Student Debt, for the Economy’s SakeFor 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
  25. 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
  26. the body politic
    How Can Democrats Connect ‘Identity Politics’ to Economics?By talking about gender and race more, not less.
    By Rebecca Traister
  27. 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
  28. How Wealthy People Use the Government to Enrich ThemselvesA conversation with Brink Lindsey and Steven Teles, authors of The Captured Economy.
    By Jesse Singal
  29. 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
  30. There Is No Economic Theory That Justifies the GOP Tax PlanEven supply-side economists won’t defend the actually-existing Republican bill.
    By Eric Levitz
  31. The GOP Tax Plan Might Make Sense — If Recessions Didn’t ExistRepublicans 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
  32. Janet Yellen: We May Need a New Economic Paradigm to Recover From the CrisisThe fed chair suggests a “high-pressure” policy may be required to restore growth. That’s good news for progressives.
    By Eric Levitz
  33. The Economy Added 255,000 Jobs in July — Way More Than ExpectedEconomists projected 180,000.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  34. Venezuela
    Venezuela’s Latest Terrible Economic Idea Is Forced LaborVenezuela’s collapse is killing a lot of people, and there’s little sign of improvement.
    By Jesse Singal
  35. Kansas Republicans Are Getting Sick of Small GovernmentSome tea-party Republicans in the state legislature have lost faith in Sam Brownback’s supply-side voodoo.
    By Eric Levitz
  36. q&a
    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
  37. the money
    Bernie Sanders Has Started Thinking Like a RepublicanWhy shouldn’t Democrats get to have fun with magical economic growth?
    By Annie Lowrey
  38. No, Depressed American Towns Do Not Look Like ZimbabweAre trade deals turning the United States into Zimbabwe?
    By Annie Lowrey
  39. economics
    The Absolute Moron’s Guide to the Greek Debt CrisisIf you don’t understand the referendum, you’re not alone; even Greeks can’t agree on what it meant.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. inversion aversion
    Walgreens Decides Not to Anger PresidentGood call!
    By Kevin Roose
  41. labor pains
    Unions Get a Bruise From the Supreme Court, But Avoid a Knockout PunchThe decision in Harris v. Quinn could have been much, much worse.
    By Kevin Roose
  42. economists for jesus
    David Brat Just Became the Christian Right’s Favorite EconomistCantor’s ouster could give evangelical America a new intellectual hero.
    By Kevin Roose
  43. livin’ for the city
    5 Reasons Cities Are Getting Better, and Everywhere Else Is Getting WorseMore and more, choosing to live outside a major city is tantamount to opting to live in the past.
    By Kevin Roose
  44. euromess
    What Just Happened to Europe’s Economy?The (abridged) absolute moron’s guide to the bizarro world of negative interest rates.
    By Kevin Roose
  45. the seattle files
    Seattle’s $15 Minimum-Wage Experiment Is a GoThe rest of the country is watching.
    By Kevin Roose
  46. hidden treasury
    10 Calm Parts of Tim Geithner’s MemoirThe former Treasury Secretary gives us a few light notes amid the panic.
    By Kevin Roose
  47. economic rock stars
    Thomas Piketty and Our New Economic WorldviewThere’s a reason a 700-page book on economics got so popular.
    By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
  48. anonymous survey respondents with money
    Survey: Millionaires Aren’t All TerribleLots of them think income inequality is a problem.
    By Kevin Roose
  49. jobs day
    The Economy Is Picking Up SpeedSome good news for your Friday: The latest jobs numbers are good.
    By Kevin Roose
  50. pronunciation guide
    How Do You Pronounce Economist Thomas Piketty’s Name, Anyway?Hint: It’s “PEEK-et-ee.”
    By Kevin Roose
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