Category Archives: Wage Growth

June 21, 2019

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

January 2, 2019

The Other Dark Cloud on the President’s Horizon Is a…

Even as Donald Trump struggles with the multiple investigations of his personal business and political dealing and those of his…Continue reading

October 24, 2018

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

January 16, 2018

The New Economics of Jobs Is Bad News for Working…

Many political observers still seem flummoxed by the fact that millions of working-class Americans voted for Donald Trump after supporting…Continue reading

October 3, 2017

Blame the Economy for Widening Inequality – And Washington for…

America’s widening income inequality has become a subtext across most debates in domestic policy.  GOP plans to repeal and replace…Continue reading

July 24, 2017

It’s Still the Economy, Stupid!

Republicans know that the terrain for next year’s midterm elections could be treacherous.  Off the record, they bemoan their inability…Continue reading