On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner presented the latest 2020 campaign finance figures, which show that among the non-billionaire candidates, Sanders maintains a commanding, cash-flush lead. Money isn’t everything but in politics, it’s something and by any measure, Bernie … Continue reading →
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner set the record straight regarding Trump’s claims of an “Economic Boom” while crediting President Obama for turning the country around. President Trump took to Twitter again on Monday to proclaim the success of … Continue reading →
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner presented charts showing that Trump has not only fallen short of his economic promises, he has fallen short of Obama’s last 3 years in office. Not surprisingly, in his State of the Union … Continue reading →
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner examined the surprising rise of Sanders and corresponding decline of support for Warren in the 2020 polls – two Presidential hopefuls that share similar policy beliefs but with differing degrees of progressivism. Bernie … Continue reading →
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner presented charts showing that while wage growth for the average worker has recently begun to decelerate, the typical lower-income worker has seen steady gains thanks in part to recent state and local legislation. … Continue reading →
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner presented charts showing the damage that has been done to the Iranian economy by the sanctions President Trump has imposed. The killing of Qasem Soleimani is dominating the news about Iran at the … Continue reading →
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner presented charts showing that while optimism has revived for a stronger economy next year, lagging conditions in key states may hamper Trump’s 2020 election prospects. Measured optimism has returned to the American economic … Continue reading →
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner used the recent appointment of Jared Kushner as “Wall Czar” to explain the current status of Trump’s border wall, his unrealistic plans to build it and recent abatement of apprehensions. Frustrated by the … Continue reading →
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner explored how the math behind Warren’s health care plan simply doesn’t add up. Elizabeth Warren’s release of her plans to pay for Medicare for All has focused new attention on the size and … Continue reading →
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner dug into Wednesday’s GDP report to help explain the dynamics of economic slowdown underway. Two more signs of a slow economy emerged on Wednesday: The Commerce Department reported that growth in the gross … Continue reading →
