Author:Matt Bruenig
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What Exactly is the Liberal Position on the Supreme Court?
Judicial supremacy for me but not for thee is no answer.
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More Bizarre Arguments About the COVID Economic Response
ProPublica got snowed. It happens to the best of us, even David Dayen.
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A Bizarre Argument About the COVID Economic Response
Is cutting interest rates really a corporate giveaway?
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Some Thoughts on the US Postal Service
How should we understand this particular state-owned enterprise?
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The Job Guarantee and the Unemployment System
Workfare is back baby. But it's good now. Or is it?
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Thinking About the Unemployment System
If the left wants to lead on unemployment, we need serious proposals.
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The Racial Wealth Gap Is About the Upper Classes
The top decile disparities drive almost the entire racial wealth gap.
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Heroes Act Retroactively Incentivizes Labor Supply in 2019
Dems effort to fix the EITC for COVID-19 has an indefensible structure.
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The Myths of the Earned Income Tax Credit
The EITC is ineffective and inefficient. It's time to end it.
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Reflections on the Coronavirus Economic Relief Bills
How are our strange mix of relief efforts playing out?