Category: Posts
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Biden Should Commute All Current Death Sentences to Life in Prison
If Biden does not act, Trump will kill.
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Eliminating Marriage Penalties Through Universalism
The social democratic welfare state wins again.
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Assessing Antitrust and "Populism"
A response to Adam Jentleson.
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The Comedy of the Winter Fuel Payment Means Test
Means testing insanity in the United Kingdom.
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I Have a Piece in the New York Times
It is about Starbucks and the NLRB.
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Quick Reaction to Harris Policy Proposals
Some good. Some bad. A lot of meh.
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Biden Should Propose a National Prescription Drug Program
Medicare Part D for All!
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NY Governor Hochul’s Decision to Suspend Congestion Pricing is Absurd
Pausing a highly progressive program at the 11th hour is indefensible.
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Understanding Labor Unions in Finland
The Finnish right are trying not just to make certain reforms but to break the Finnish labor model altogether.
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Cuts to DC Public Transit Would Be a Disaster, Especially for the Poor
The Metrorail and Metrobus services are essential, especially for those without cars.
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Graduate Worker Unions Win Major Gains and Strengthen the Labor Movement
When grad students unionize, wages go up.
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What About Wages?
Real wages took a hit for the first couple of years of the Biden administration.
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Imagine a Central Income Distribution Institution
It's a good idea and a useful intellectual exercise.
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How Has Wealth Changed Under Biden
Developments in household wealth also explain why some are dissatisfied with their finances.
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The Economy Versus the Economic System
Understanding objections to the Biden economy.
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How to Think About Chicago's Municipal Grocery Store Proposal
State ownership frameworks are important.
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Inside the Walmart of Finland
Finland's largest private sector employer is a consumer cooperative.
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What the Nordics Can Teach California About Sector Bargaining
California's sector bargaining is a move in the right direction but still has a ways to go.
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Who Are the Poor in 2021 and 2022?
The usual suspects are poor yet again.
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The End Child Poverty Act Would Dramatically Reduce Poverty
New microsimulation from PolicyEngine shows the huge effect this proposal would have.