Why does anyone take Lawrence H. Summers seriously? He keeps getting the numbers wrong. (Maybe because corporate elites like the message to cut wages?)
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For the third time (1929, 2008, and now) we are learning that low interest rates and rampant market speculation create crashes. prospect.org/blogs-and-news…

The 2022 midterm does not have to be a wipeout. Trump is the Dems' secret weapon nytimes.com/2022/05/20/opi…

Student debt cancellation could make Biden a hero. Why is he going small when he could go big?prospect.org/blogs-and-news…

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Adminstration infighting continues over pitch to cut strategic tariffs on Chinese goods as inflation-fighting measure. The impact would be trivial. It's a ploy from the usual free-trade suspects.

Speaking at Brandeis tonight on my new book, GOING BIG. Here's the link to watch remote
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Please join Heather McGhee and me at 1pm today for a zoom conversation on my new book, GOING BIG, on how the Dems can recoup and defeat impending fascism.
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My first book event for GOING BIG will be at the Prospect offices this evening at 5:30. Here's the link to watch it remote. youtube.com/watch?v=r5b5oh…

New book: GOING BIG: FDR's Legacy, Biden's New Deal and the Struggle to Save Democracy. Available to order now.

New Book! GOING BIG: FDR's Legacy, Biden's New Deal and the Struggle to Save Democracy. Join our book launch event next Monday at 5:30 on YouTube: prospect.org/kuttner-book-e…

Thank you, Donald, for those goofy endorsements that split your party and help Democrats. prospect.org/blogs-and-news…

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If Kyle Rittenhouse is the new face of the GOP, that's a gift for Democrats. And the verdict in the Arbery case demonstrates that even in the rural south, racist vigilantes can be brought to justice. prospect.org/the-rittenhous…

White House is making progress clearing the supply chain mess at the ports. The economists who blame the price pressures on public investments are ignorant. Nobody should be allowed to do macro without studying institutions first. prospect.org/economy/the-su…

I appreciate the discussion generated by my piece on the #WTO . Trade is complicated, so ordinary people rarely engage on the subject. But when trade policy is only talked about (and decided) by lawyers + policy wonks behind closed doors. . . nytimes.com/2020/12/17/opi…

Expect a resurgence of emergency bipartisanship. With Trump gone, Republican senators will want relief for suffering constituents. Watch for a quiet GOP Caucus revolt against the obstruction of Mitch McConnell. prospect.org/blogs/tap/a-ne…

Will progressive candidates for top economic posts, Jared Bernstein and Heather Boushey, get big-footed by Biden insiders? Watch out as the number of major, unfilled posts dwindles? prospect.org/cabinet-watch/…

my colleague Dayen is being polite. Jonathan Guyer's deeply reported piece on WestExec broke this story in the Prospect.prospect.org/world/how-bide…

At USTR, Rahm could do far more damage. Rahm is deceiving himself if he thinks progressives are not keeping close watch on USTR. prospect.org/blogs/tap/anot…

Biden is considering not one but two deficit hawks to run OMB at a time when we need massive public investment. Decision expected before Thanksgiving. Joe: spare us these turkeys! prospect.org/cabinet-watch/…