Category Archives: Job Creation
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
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
Is the May Unemployment Report a Case of Lying Statistics?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) surprised the markets and most economists Friday with an announcement that the unemployment rate…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
Trump Acts Like a Populist. His Regulatory Record Suggests Otherwise
The administration has consistently favored big businesses over average people. by Robert J. Shapiro At some point, every president has had…Continue reading
How much credit does Donald Trump deserve on the economy?…
Presidents deserve credit on the economy when their policy changes leave most people better off by creating conditions that stimulate…Continue reading
The Shutdown Poses a Serious Threat to the American Economy
The government shutdown has produced a serious economic threat that’s hiding in plain sight: The people who collect, analyze and…Continue reading
The Latest Outlook on the Economy: Another Canary Swoons
For several months, I’ve written about growing signals of a possible recession perhaps 10 to 15 months from now. The…Continue reading
Asking about Citizenship Status in the 2020 Census Is Dangerous…
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s decision last week to “reinstate” a question on citizenship status in the 2020 decennial Census (it…Continue reading