Category Archives: Politics
The World Is Watching and, Oops, There Go Our Interest…
Here’s a piece of dry financial data that could herald big changes in our politics and economy: Over the last…Continue reading
Health Care’s Raw Deal for Middle-Class Families
Health care reform advocates often point out that the costs of reform should be weighed against the costs of doing…Continue reading
What Washington Should Understand and Do to Create Jobs
Policymakers and pundits finally are worried about a “jobless recovery†– and our actual prospects are worse than that term…Continue reading
The Latest Attack on the Census is an Attack on…
The latest fight over the Decennial Census is part of a 30 years’ war over efforts to count everyone in…Continue reading
The Democrats’ Surprising Emergence as a Real Governing Party
The Republican Party is reconstituting itself in ways that are reshaping the Democrats into a genuine governing party. The tip-off…Continue reading
The Potential Cost of Political Paralysis: The Lesson of Japan
A political earthquake hit Japan this week, one which could hold important lessons for America’s current political stalemates. After a…Continue reading
The Conundrums in Health Care Reform
The political furor over health care reform, and especially the media coverage, may be triggered by right-wing agitprop; but the…Continue reading
Why, Yes, We Do Have to Regulate Some Executive Pay
The House of Representatives has committed some fumbles this year, but the legislation passed last week to regulate executive compensation…Continue reading
Noticing and Solving the Problem with Jobs and Wages
America’s vaunted job-creating machine has been breaking down, and the administration is finally noticing. It was in 2003 when I…Continue reading
Politicians Who Ignore the Problem with Jobs May End Up…
While public debate about jobs usually focuses on the unemployment rate, what matters more are the changes in the number…Continue reading