Latest articles by Jeff Spross
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Trump's toothless industrial policy
The Explainer Shouting at businesses on Twitter is not a productive strategy for keeping them open
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Be grateful the Fed is not the ECB
opinion Thank heavens for the politicization of the U.S. central bank
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Uber, Lyft, and an IPO's real purpose
The Explainer Is it to raise money for the company or private investors?
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Why Boeing will likely cruise through its crisis
The Explainer It's too big to fail
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Why New York and D.C. should tell Amazon to take a hike
opinion Beat it, Bezos
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Is Trump really proposing to cut Medicare?
opinion Republicans and Democrats keep switching sides on this debate. Here's what you need to know.
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Theresa May is out of options
opinion Will the British prime minister turn back from a hard Brexit?
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Financial regulators are getting dangerously comfortable
The Explainer The economy is looking strong. But that's not a reason to make risky gambles.
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Why the best remedy for a trade deficit is a spending deficit
opinion We don't need a trade war — or the deals the Trump administration probably can't achieve
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China at the crossroads
The Explainer As the Chinese economy slows, Beijing is faced with a choice about its state-capitalist model
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Will Republicans' deficit hypocrisy haunt them this year?
feature When it comes to budget negotiations, the Democrats hold the whip hand now
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Medicare-for-all has a modeling problem
opinion Exactly how much in new taxes would be needed? Or what kind of taxes? No one knows.
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The two types of GDP growth, explained
The Explainer Do you really know what GDP growth means?
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How Republicans trapped themselves on tax refunds
opinion For decades, their policy preferences have inadvertently trained Americans to expect tax refunds as the norm
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Why cargo ships might (literally) sail the high seas again
The Explainer International shipping is getting back into wind power
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Is the Republican tax law supercharging gentrification?
The Explainer A hastily constructed provision around "opportunity zones" might be doing more harm than good
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Trump is only getting more confused about the yuan
feature The president's currency policy is in free fall
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Why the Green New Deal is more realistic than a carbon tax
The Explainer Centrists have it backwards
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The limits of the Fed
opinion How much can the Federal Reserve really boost the economy?
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Why the German economy is sputtering
feature Is it time to panic about Germany?
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Why Democrats should cut taxes. Yes, cut them.
opinion The rich deserve a tax hike. But everyone else needs a tax cut.
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Trump's steel tariffs are riddled with exemptions. Why?
opinion What is the Commerce Department up to?
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America has a recycling problem. Here's how to solve it.
The Explainer America's waste is piling up. Can the government fix our broken recycling system?
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The GOP's tax cut just keeps getting worse
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