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The Truth About Inflation

  • May 11, 2022

The conventional wisdom about inflation needs a course correction. Here’s why: The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the wages…. . . Read More

Washington Post

Shutdown’s invisible costs: Cyberthreats, untrained firefighters, bug invasions

The emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis, is never furloughed. Native to Asia, this insect is an invasive species killing beloved ash trees across. . . Read More

The Hill

States, cities gear up for Census with billions of dollars at stake

Is your data worth $5 a month to tech companies? $20? More? How much would make you care?. . . Read More

The Hill

Donald Trump and Paul Ryan’s Plan to Put Foreign Investors First

The “Border Adjustment Tax” (BAT) endorsed recently by President Trump is his administration’s first foray into international economics. It is an inauspicious start. . . Read More

The Washington Post

Republicans’ Obamacare replacement would cut $337 billion from the budget. Here’s who’d pay for it

Is your data worth $5 a month to tech companies? $20? More? How much would make you care?. . . Read More

The Washington Post

Reality check: Many of Trump’s early vows will probably never happen

No one can accuse Donald Trump of campaigning in poetry. But after just one week in the White House, the new president is bumping up against the hard reality of governing in prose.. . . Read More

Business Insider

This is not a roster that says ‘the economy is rigged’: Meet the economic leadership team Trump is building

President-elect Donald Trump appointed three of his top economic Cabinet members this week, selecting people who hold traditional Republican economic values. . . Read More

Boston Globe

Has the American economy hit a turning point

Middle-class Americans finally got a raise in 2015. And it was a big one. After years of glacial economic growth and stagnant wages, median household income jumped. . . Read More

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