Latest articles by Jeff Spross
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How America made a mess of measuring poverty
The Explainer How poor is poor?
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The coronavirus is hitting the Chinese economy at the worst time
The Explainer China is one of the few remaining major sources of demand in a global economy that's still struggling to keep its head above water
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The bipartisan plan to save the Post Office
opinion Don't look now but Congress might have (briefly) come to its senses
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Trump's impossible budget
opinion The president's annual budget proposal illustrates a fundamental contradiction in Republican policy priorities
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The case for regulatory uncertainty
opinion If companies fear unintentionally doing the wrong thing, is that so bad?
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The Iowa caucuses disaster was a failure of the private sector
opinion This is what happens when democracy gets outsourced to the lowest bidder
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Why interest rates are free marketers' favorite tool
The Explainer The alternative is the thing they hate most
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There's an easy solution to the fast food labor shortage
The Explainer Owners have tried everything — except the one thing that workers care most about
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The underappreciated diversity of 'left behind' America
opinion White rural communities aren't the only ones who are struggling
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How Europe's deficit obsession turned bankers into stimulus fans
The Explainer The European Central Bank's wild experiment with negative interest rates has bankers in uncomfortable territory
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Wells Fargo executives are getting the treatment Wall Street deserved after 2008
The Explainer Trump is punishing bankers after Obama wouldn't
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Tesla's stock price has skyrocketed. Is there a catch?
The Explainer The oddball story behind the electric car company's rapid turnaround
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What 1 minimum wage chart tells us about the labor market
opinion Sometimes markets need a little intervention
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Of course Davos loves Trump
opinion He's given the billionaire class what they really want
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The paradox of Trump's trillion-dollar deficit
feature Deficit spending has gone up dramatically under Trump. But has it helped the economy?
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How Trump's hatred of international cooperation weakened the China deal
opinion It needed an international institution to be an arbitrator. It didn't get one.
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6 rules for a new global trade order
feature The principles underlying the modern global trade regime didn't deliver the promised results. But what should come next?
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How bankruptcy was broken
opinion Elizabeth Warren released a meaty plan this week designed to once again make the bankruptcy process what it was intended to be
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Research suggests there's an easy way to reduce suicide rates: increase the minimum wage
The Explainer A new study adds to a growing body of research about the connection between economics and "deaths of despair"
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Why financial markets reacted the way they did to the U.S.-Iran flare-up
The Explainer We all know that "market turmoil" is a natural response to crises like terrorist attacks. But what, at a basic mechanical level, is actually going on?
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The Fed might be in denial about the next recession
The Explainer The central bank's normal toolkit hasn't been working — so now what?
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The big things we learned about the economy in 2019
opinion From the enduring mysteries of full employment to the success of a higher minimum wage ...
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The 2010s were an economic disaster
The Explainer Policymakers from both parties completely blew it in the aftermath of the financial crisis and the Great Recession
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Utilities are taking on record debt levels. Good.
The Explainer The economy and the planet are benefitting from a borrowing binge
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