Wage competition from Mexico and other countries makes raising pay for American workers challenging. Originally published in the New York Times After years of labor peace in the automobile industry, about 50,000 members of the United Automobile Workers have gone on strike against General Motors, seeking to redress years of pain, particularly during the 2008 […]
It’s time for a reality check on Trump’s claims about jobs, wages and economic growth. Originally published in the New York Times Recession fears may be seeping into the national conversation, but President Trump continues to boast about how great the American economy is — “the best in the world, by far,” Mr. Trump tweeted a few […]
They took the best growth picture in a decade and put us in danger of recession. Originally published in the New York Times Why are so many key global leaders pursuing so many stupid economic policies? As recently as January 2018, the International Monetary Fund issued one of its most upbeat economic forecasts in recent years, extolling […]
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