Category: Posts
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Matt Bruenig Debates Job Guarantee with Mark Paul
Philly DSA hosts the the first-of-its-kind debate on the proposal.
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Bail Out State and Local Governments with Medicare
Medicare for public employees would save states $203 billion.
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How to Fix the Employer Liability Problem
A public fund can solve the problem and break the grid lock.
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The Earned Income Tax Credit is Racist
The EITC's family cap is racism. The uncapped child allowance is antiracism.
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Wealth Inequality Across Age and Class in 2019
The top 10 percent of ever age group owns almost all the group's wealth.
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Wealth Inequality Across Education and Class in 2019
Every age and education group has the same sort of inequality.
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Wealth Inequality Across Race and Class in 2019
Wealth continues to be heavily concentrated at the top.
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Millionaires and Billionaires Own 79% of All Household Wealth
The wealthiest among us owns almost everything, once again.
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The Problems With Means-Testing Are Real
Means-tested programs really do exclude a lot of deserving people.
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What Exactly is the Liberal Position on the Supreme Court?
Judicial supremacy for me but not for thee is no answer.
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More Bizarre Arguments About the COVID Economic Response
ProPublica got snowed. It happens to the best of us, even David Dayen.
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A Bizarre Argument About the COVID Economic Response
Is cutting interest rates really a corporate giveaway?
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Inequality Is High Within the Black Community
Rich blacks are 1,382 times wealthier than poor blacks.
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The Good and Bad of Joe Biden's Housing Plan
We need public housing trusts to create permanent affordability.
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Some Thoughts on the US Postal Service
How should we understand this particular state-owned enterprise?
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The Job Guarantee and the Unemployment System
Workfare is back baby. But it's good now. Or is it?
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Pay People To Remediate Homes In Their Communities
People are now spending more time in toxic homes.
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The Long Reach of Unemployment Benefits
Unemployed people are supporting 2.4 people on average.
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Thinking About the Unemployment System
If the left wants to lead on unemployment, we need serious proposals.
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The Racial Wealth Gap Is About the Upper Classes
The top decile disparities drive almost the entire racial wealth gap.