Publications

JD Vance is reviving racially charged fraud narratives to support Trump’s political agenda while ignoring larger sources of corporate fraud and unpaid taxes.

Narratives around AI, deficits, media consolidation, and social media ownership create confusion and misinformation that shape public opinion and strengthen right-wing political influence.

One possible way to deflate the AI bubble: The Fed could assign some economists to assess the state of the stock market.

A venture that loses billions of dollars and is run entirely by a person who routinely says crazy things doesn’t sound like a trillion-dollar company, but Wall Street seems to think otherwise.

If  Donald Trump actually wants to compensate someone whose prosecution was politically motivated, he could look no further than the guy who leaked his tax return.

Concentrated billionaire ownership of media, not just campaign spending after Citizens United v. FEC, is becoming one of the biggest threats to democratic politics and independent news.

The rules governing bankruptcy and taxes are deliberately structured to protect firms like Bain Capital and KKR, allowing private equity to build enormous fortunes while shifting the costs onto everyone else.

Kevin Warsh may face a humiliating first Fed meeting if he pushes Trump’s rate cuts against the rest of the committee.

Past tech and housing crashes suggest that if the AI bubble bursts, economists will likely miss the warning signs again.

Elon Musk’s calls for a universal high income contradict his repeated claims that the government cannot afford Social Security and Medicare.