Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Economy
09/21/2022
Opinion: What happened to America?
An interview with economist Tyler Cowen on why American progress has seemed to stall and how we can get it back on track.
09/22/2022
What Could Go Right? Politics is pro wrestling
Bipartisan legislation, wealth accumulation, and the possible end of the pandemic
09/13/2022
Pandemic Aid Cut U.S. Poverty to New Low in 2021, Census Bureau Reports
A measure that accounts for all federal subsidies also showed a reduction of almost half in the number of children below the poverty level.
09/15/2022
What Could Go Right? Can we quit the 90s nostalgia?
The receipts have arrived: the world is demonstrably better off today than it was 30 years ago.
08/26/2022
What the ‘Bison Shock’ of the 1800s can teach us about economic growth today
Geographic mobility has always been an important way of dealing with economic disruption. Also: Why wolves are like startups.
08/18/2022
Beyond GDP: changing how we measure progress is key to tackling a world in crisis – three leading experts
It’s an odd quirk of history that, on the first day of his ill-fated presidential campaign in March 1968, Robert F Kennedy chose to talk to his audience about the limitations of gross domestic product* (GDP) – the world’s headline indicator of economic progress.
08/18/2022
What Could Go Right? Clean energy abundance
What the US stands to gain from the Inflation Reduction Act—the nation's largest-ever climate investment
07/28/2022
Is the U.S. economy in a recession?
Probably not, but we won’t know for a while (and it doesn’t really matter).
07/28/2022
What Could Go Right? The rent is too damn high!
Some solutions for the housing crisis
07/21/2022
The Policy Ask with Diane Coyle: “Benefit support does not meet basic needs”
The Cambridge University professor on leveling up and the need to legislate around adequate standards of living.
07/21/2022
What Could Go Right? It’s hot, but it’s not a heat apocalypse
Humans can bear heat better than we thought.
07/14/2022
