Publications

Trump’s war-driven energy shock may unintentionally hasten the global shift to clean energy while weakening US dominance.

Trump’s ‘no tax on tips’ PR stunt revealed the empty promises behind the policy.

A recent Supreme Court decision upended one Louisiana community’s power to hold Big Oil accountable.

Providing coverage to the previously uninsured leads to substantial improvements in hospitals’ bottom lines, especially those in rural areas,  and reduces the high financial burden of uncompensated care that hospitals often face.

A critique of claims that billionaires are essential to innovation, arguing that policy choices, not individuals, create extreme wealth.

Trump’s massive military budget proposal highlights how enormous spending increases often go underexamined without meaningful context.

Stock market gains driven by higher profit shares benefit a minority of investors, while most workers would be better off with higher wages instead.

A land value tax avoids distorting incentives but can be regressive, making a combined approach with progressive property taxes a more balanced solution.

The escalating US–Israeli war on Iran has triggered one of the largest energy supply shocks in modern history, hitting developing economies the hardest. A rapid, large-scale issuance of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) by the IMF could provide immediate, cost-free relief—boosting reserves, stabilizing economies, and helping countries maintain access to essential imports.

Americans in Republican-led states live significantly shorter lives than those in Democratic states, highlighting major health disparities.