By Gabriel Zucman and Emmanuel Saez This blog is cross-posted from the Berkeley Opportunity Lab and the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. The tax plan released by Republicans in Congress and praised by President Trump is a…
Donald Trump Has Betrayed the Working Class. Start…
Donald Trump Has Betrayed the Working Class. Start with his new tax law–one of the very few laws he actually got through the Republican Congress. Trump said it would likely give every American worker a…
It’s Up To YouOkay. Time to stop complaining…
It’s Up To You Okay. Time to stop complaining about Trump. November 6 is your chance to create a firewall against this catastrophe, and flip the House and even the Senate. How do we get…
Kavanaugh, Ford, and Power
Make no mistake: The drama that took place in hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 27, 2018 was about power: On one side, the power of men who harass or abuse women and get…
Containing the Catastrophe
Anyone still unsure of how (or even whether) they’ll vote in the midterms should consider this: All three branches of government are now under the control of one party, and that party is under the…
America’s Bullies
As a kid I was always a head shorter than other boys, which meant I was bullied – mocked, threatened, sometimes assaulted. Childhood bullying has been going on forever. But in recent years America has become…
The Truth About the Trump Economy
I keep hearing that although Trump is a scoundrel or worse, at least he’s presiding over a great economy. As White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow recently put it, “The single biggest story this year…
Living in a New Gilded Age
The Trump Justice Department has approved a $69 billion merger between CVS, the nation’s largest drugstore chain, and insurance giant Aetna. It’s the largest health insurance deal in history. Executives say the combination will make their companies…
TRUMP IS AMERICA’S MOST DANGEROUS EXPORT Donald Trump…
TRUMP IS AMERICA’S MOST DANGEROUS EXPORT Donald Trump is not only undermining democracy here at home, but he’s also emboldening dangerous authoritarian movements around the world. Trump’s presidency has become America’s most dangerous export. FIRST:…