Trump and the Night of the Long Knives
Are You Willing to Roll the Dice On Whether You Remain On the Winning Side? People supporting Trump, thinking they’ll benefit from that, might find instead... Read more.
Trump Might Be Fine With Losing
It Could Be the Best of Both Worlds While Trump might be fine with losing I’m sure he’d prefer to win. He’s doing endless rallies, coming up with new outrageous... Read more.
The Fed Has No Unemployment Target
Having One Goal Fixed and One Undefined Is an Unworkable Dynamic The Federal Reserve (FED) has a dual goal of low inflation while maintaining maximum employment.... Read more.
Beyond the Debate: A Call for Real Change, Not Just Tweaks Around the Edges
Harris and Walz Offer Little Changes, but at Least in the Proper Direction for Democracy I watched the vice presidential debate between Vance and Walz in order to... Read more.
Labor Share: A New Metric for Economic Health
Introducing Labor Share as a Key Economic Metric Could Track American Workers’ Progress As I’ve noted in previous pieces, The Harms From Fighting Inflation... Read more.
Trump Accepts GOP Nomination…Behaving Just Like Usual
Trump Made Broad Policy Promises in His Lengthy RNC Speech Former President Donald Trump accepted the GOP presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention... Read more.
Progressive Leaders Are Missing the Damage From the Fight on Inflation
Beyond Inflation: Unseen Damages to Workers Being Overlooked by Progressive Leaders The harm inflicted to U.S. working people is being missed. That damage is described... Read more.
Sinema as the New Neville Chamberlain
Senator Sinema: Blocking Progress Senator Kyrsten Sinema is our modern Neville Chamberlain. That’s neither a casual nor a simple comparison. She, with Senator... Read more.
No Executives Punished for Dangerous Child Labor Violations
Tuff Torq Corporation Fined for Child Labor Violations by the Department of Labor, but Executives Evade Responsibility; A Troubling Trend in Corporate Accountability... Read more.
Inflation Is the Fault of Past Wage Suppression
Before getting to that headline claim, some historical context helps. Both the Fed and the Bureau of Labor Statistics track the Labor Share. That is, of all of the... Read more.