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Economic policy
Why breaking down economic data helps create equitable policy
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Richard Cunningham
May 19, 2021
“I want to look at reports and see all of me,” says economist Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe.
As Biden addresses Congress, economic policy looms large
Apr 28, 2021
Help is on the way for arts organizations and schools. But tackling thornier economic issues will require bipartisan support.
A Democratic Senate could mean big economic policy changes
Jan 7, 2021
A unified Democratic government might approve more stimulus, aid to states and tax hikes to fund health, education and green energy.
Capitol Hill is still overwhelmingly white
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Dec 1, 2020
The 117th Congress will be one of the most racially diverse in history, but what about the lawmakers' staffers? LaShonda Brenson of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is working on it.
Are Black women being “centered” in this economy yet?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Nov 23, 2020
Janelle Jones is "super hopeful" about Black women's influence in the next U.S. government, but worried about the disinvestment that may come with austerity.
A primer on Joe Biden’s fiscal and economic policies
by
Janet Nguyen
Nov 7, 2020
Biden has been declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election. What will he do for the U.S. economy?
What are Kamala Harris’s economic priorities?
Aug 13, 2020
How might the current pandemic and financial crisis change the economic priorities of VP candidate Kamala Harris?
For public good, not for profit.
Paul Krugman on why "zombie" economic ideas should stay dead
by
David Brancaccio
and Rose Conlon
Jan 29, 2020
Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman on why some bad ideas just won't die.
From Reagan to Trump: How the Heritage Foundation has influenced policy
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 3, 2017
The president has relied on the conservative think tank for guidance, but its ideas can be traced to health care and welfare reform.
Why governments have a hard time changing GDP
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jan 27, 2017
Economist Marc Levinson says governments can't do much to increase productivity, despite what you've heard.