Author:Matt Bruenig
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The Three Types of Populist Economic Policy
External power, internal power, and ownership policies all claw at capital.
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Public Ownership Is Suitable for All Sectors
Krugman's defense of public ownership is too limited.
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Avoiding Climate Change Without Sinking the Poor
Some notes on carbon taxes and distributive justice.
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Welfare Benefit Types: Flat, Means-Tested, Trapezoid, Etc.
Welfare benefits come in so many lovely varieties.
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A Child Allowance Would Be Very Effective at Poverty Reduction
It beats other basic income approaches on a per-dollar basis.
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Important Not to Confuse Monopoly and Wealth Inequality
Monopoly and wealth inequality are somewhat different things.
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Various Measures of the Distribution of Student Debt
The shape of student debt is very sensitive to measurement.
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Public Wealth in the US and Nordic Countries
Norway's government has a net worth equal to 350 percent of its GDP.
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The White House’s Deceptive Pickup Truck Math
Trucks are more affordable than the White House says.
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The Economic Equality Agenda in a Nutshell
Build the welfare state, the unions, and state ownership.
