Latest articles by Jeff Spross
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Democrats' destructive obsession with means testing
opinion A well-intentioned focus on distributional justice is counterproductive, especially in a crisis
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The basic economic misunderstanding that's screwing up the coronavirus response
feature Why Congress is having trouble embracing its own power
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Congress needs to spend $1 trillion on coronavirus stimulus. Here's how they should do it.
opinion Lawmakers are thinking big. They need to think bigger.
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A stock market plunge doesn't mean the Fed's emergency rate cut was wrong
The Explainer There are plenty of misconceptions flying around here
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The bull market meets its match
opinion The stock market's record-setting run is officially over, thanks to coronavirus
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The Fed's $1.5 trillion intervention, explained
The Explainer The central bank just went big to try to prevent a coronavirus-driven financial crisis
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How coronavirus stimulus is an opportunity to fix recessions going forward
opinion Within every crisis there is also an opportunity
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Andrew Yang is right about coronavirus
opinion Universal basic income is the best economic response to the crisis
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What falling Treasury yields are telling us
opinion It's a trend that long predates the coronavirus. But what does it mean?
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How the oil crash could turn into a much bigger economic shock
The Explainer This could be a huge problem for the entire economy
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Elizabeth Warren's necessary contradictions
opinion She was both a populist and a wonk, an insider and an outsider, a capitalist who terrified other capitalists
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Could Democrats win the battle against Trump but lose the war against Trumpism?
opinion How nominating a moderate like Joe Biden could backfire in the long run
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Coronavirus' economic threat just got real
feature The Fed's shocking move shows policymakers are taking the threat very seriously
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Jack Welch's legacy looks very different than it did 20 years ago
opinion What we ultimately learned from the legendary CEO
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Should financial markets be freaked out by coronavirus?
The Explainer The news of the outbreak caused stock markets to tumble — but is the response justified?
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A carbon-neutral airline is an oxymoron — at least for now
The Explainer Delta Airlines recently said it's spending $1 billion to zero out its carbon emissions. It's not quite that easy.
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The coronavirus recession?
The Explainer How bad could this get?
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It's not 1972 and Bernie Sanders isn't George McGovern
opinion Get over it, Democrats
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How to fight a coronavirus recession
The Explainer The economy looks set to take a major hit. But there are steps the government can take to cushion the blow.
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America could run low on medicine at the worst possible time
The Explainer Another coronavirus lesson: Don't offshore all your basic drug manufacturing
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Costco is refreshingly boring
The Explainer The company's values used to just be considered good business sense. Not anymore.
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The 1 economic experiment Shinzo Abe won't try
opinion Why is everything on the table but straightforward spending?
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Huge companies are a problem. So are tiny ones.
opinion The paradox beneath a renewed push for regulating big business
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Politicize the Fed — just not with Judy Shelton
opinion Democratizing the central bank doesn't have to mean appointing political hacks
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