Category Archives: Economic Strategy
Trump’s Failures and Lies about Manufacturing Jobs
To hear President Trump describe it, “the manufacturing sector is booming,” and “we’ve witnessed one manufacturing miracle after another.” These…Continue reading
Is Trump Playing a Long Game to Stay Out of…
Donald Trump has a serious dilemma. If Joe Biden loses in November, he can go home and settle in as…Continue reading
Donald Trump’s Big Lies about What He Has Done for…
Donald Trump and his operatives haven’t figured out how to go after Kamala Harris. Now that Joe Biden has named…Continue reading
Trump and Senate Republicans Pose a Grave Risk to the…
The headline from last Thursday’s report by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on second quarter GDP was horrific: The…Continue reading
Investors are Doing Great in this Crisis, But What About…
Welcome to Crony Capitalism 2.0, brought to America by the Trump administration and the COVID-19 pandemic. Washington’s current approach to…Continue reading
Trump’s Bungled Pandemic Response Has Badly Damaged Americans’ Incomes
Donald Trump may have normalized cognitive dissonance for many of his supporters and some young people. But wishing away the…Continue reading
The Official Unemployment Numbers Are Technically Fake News
April’s 14.7 percent unemployment rate, announced by the Labor Department last Friday, is awful by any standard. The official tally…Continue reading
How Much Trump Has Cost Americans in this Pandemic
Most of the economic carnage we see Americans suffer today is the result of measures that federal, state, and local…Continue reading
The Threat the Coronavirus Poses to the Economy
In 2005, the National Science Foundation, World Bank and other American and global organizations convened to discuss the threat of…Continue reading
An Affordable Approach to Universal Coverage
A majority of Americans and virtually all Democrats believe in universal healthcare coverage and the federal government’s responsibility to make…Continue reading