Brownback tax cuts set off a revolt by Kansas Republicans Nevada’s legislature just passed a radical plan to let anybody sign up for Medicaid Electric car sales are surging, IEA reports Hawaii becomes first state to formally adopt Paris Climate Accord pledges Georgia’s 6th Runoff | Karen Handel – “I do not support a livable wage” The top 100 economics blogs of 2017
As Trump lashes out, Republicans worry it could put their agenda at risk Taking single-payer seriously Time for Democrats to unite around Medicare for all Seattle will tax sugary soda pop but not diet; lattes apparently exempt (but maybe not their flavored syrups) Despite vow to end ‘catch and release’, immigrants freed U.S. small businesses to lobby Congress to oppose border tax
In Donald Trump’s America, the left rethinks its economics So, where are all those robots? Rex Tillerson misled Exxon Mobil investors on climate change, NY AG says Is there an emerging Democratic agenda? How Trump made wage theft routine Noam Chomsky: Neoliberalism is destroying our democracy
Video: Leaving the Paris Accord is Trump’s most drastic statement yet US Vice President: Climate change is a left wing issue and puts too much burden on the economy Why consumers aren’t spending Inslee, New York Governor Cuomo, and California Governor Brown announce formation of United States Climate Alliance U.S. adds 138,000 jobs; unemployment rate falls to 4.3 percent
U.S. private sector adds 253,000 jobs in May Economists say Panama Papers and Swiss Leaks show the ultra-wealthy dodging taxes far more than believed Trump budget gets three-fifths of its cuts from programs for low- and moderate-income people Trump wants to kill the filibuster to give tax cuts to the rich The Democrats’ working-class problem Disarming the domestic abuser
Goodbye Paris Agreement! Can Kamala Harris live up to the hype? Concentrated markets and a lack of competition are damaging the Australian economy Wage growth isn’t so sluggish after all Leaked regulation: Trump plans to roll back Obamacare birth control mandate To save the welfare state, liberals need a new narrative about personal responsibility
$40-80 carbon tax by 2020, $100 carbon tax by 2030 could save climate, say economists Illinois passes automatic voter registration Here’s what happens when you defund Planned Parenthood Why Trump’s plan to slash food stamps and Medicaid could cost him crucial support Why Whole Foods represents the failures of ‘conscious capitalism’ Trump’s budget plan lands with a thud in Middle America
Wages go up and Goldman Sachs says “oh no” Democrats just united on a $15-an-hour minimum wage How the American Health Care Act would affect mental-health coverage US economy grows at tepid rate of 1.2 percent Liberals won’t get anywhere fact-checking Donald Trump, because they have no powerful message of their own Why Republicans can’t fix health insurance
Economists say Trump’s budget proposal doesn’t add up Thomas Friedman takes a road trip through “rusting and rising America” The big divide in America is not between the coasts and the interior. It’s between strong communities and weak communities. You can find weak ones along the coast and thriving ones in Appalachia, and vice versa. It’s community, stupid — not geography. The communities that are making it share a key attribute: They’ve created diverse adaptive coalitions, where local businesses get deeply involved in the school system, translating in real time the skills being demanded by the global economy. They also tap local colleges for talent and innovations that can diversify their economies and nurture unique local assets that won’t go away. Local foundations and civic groups step in to fund supplemental learning opportunities and internships, and local governments help to catalyze it all. The dumb accounting error at the heart of Trump’s budget The U.S. wins the G7 unemployment-improvement race Voters in Washington hated both Trump and Clinton more than in any other state
Chinese student abused for praising ‘fresh air of free speech’ in US Trump’s budget: major slashes to social programs—but $1.6bn for the wall David Brooks continues to think that families and communities are falling apart——after he just left his wife for another woman ISIS claims responsibility for Manchester attack; toll rises to 22, including children Why tax cuts don’t pay for themselves DeVos promises ‘the most ambitious expansion of education choice in our nation’s history’ but offers no details April new home sales fall 11.4% to 569,000, vs. 615,000 expected
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