Economics Archives

Economics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren Each Want to Tax Millionaires Differently

Three prominent progressives all want to tax the wealthy to reduce income inequality, not just raise revenues. But their plans are different in key ways.

Dwyer Gunn

Protesters hold signs as they march to the Pacific Gas and Electric headquarters in San Francisco, California, on December 11th, 2018.

Economics

Could California Take Public Ownership of PG&E?

The debate around private ownership of essential utilities is becoming a national issue.

Alexander Sammon

Economics

Why People Vote for Expanded Public Transport but Don’t Actually Use It

New research in Los Angeles shows that people support expanded transit options based on party affiliation and frustration with congestion—but not to ride it themselves.

Laura Bliss

European Parliament President Antonio Tajani welcomes Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg at the European Parliament prior to his testimony on the Cambridge Analytica data scandal in May of 2018. Under a European regulation enacted that month, France recently fined Google €50 million.

Economics

While Europe Cracks Down on Data-Collection Practices, U.S. Consumers Remain as Vulnerable as Ever

Data-protection regulations in the E.U. require transparency in data mining. In the U.S. no such rules exist, but some states are working to change that.

Brianna Provenzano

Economics

How the Private Health-Care Industry Is Working to Kill Medicare for All

Americans across the political spectrum are longing for change in health care but are worried about what changes might mean.

David M. Perry

Traders work at the opening bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on October 12th, 2018, in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped over 400 points at Friday's open, following two days of steep losses.

Economics

How the Shutdown Cost the Government Essential Economic Data

During the partial government shutdown, a lot of economic data simply wasn't collected, which will result in gaps in what we know about the state of our economy.

Amitrajeet A. Batabyal

Economics

High-Speed Rail Helped Keep Housing Affordable in Japan. Could It Do the Same for California?

A new study looks at how Japan's investment in rail has affected the country's real estate prices, and what that might—or might not—mean for Californians.

Joe Eaton

Insurance underwriters working at Lloyd's of London, in April of 1958. Today, insurers won't offer general-liability insurance to the NFL to cover head injuries.

Economics

Insurers Could End Football. It Won’t Be the First Industry They’ve Transformed.

With CTE lawsuits mounting, the NFL can’t find a general-liability insurer to cover head injuries. Fraternities and police departments have faced similar problems.

Jack Denton

Striking building workers raise their fists in salute during a rally in Paris, on June 13th, 1936. The BLS just TKTK

Economics

Union Membership Dipped Slightly in 2018

That membership dropped only slightly is somewhat surprising given how unfriendly the current administration is to organized labor.

Dwyer Gunn

Electric energy generating wind turbines are seen on a wind farm in the San Gorgonio Pass area on Earth Day, April 22nd, 2016, near Palm Springs, California. San Gorgonio Pass is one of the largest wind farm areas in the United States.

Will the Green New Deal Work? Here’s What the Research Says.

The Green New Deal that some Democrats are now championing is unlike anything this country has ever done before. But scientists have been studying policies like these for decades, and their research can tell us a bit about what might happen should we pass this sweeping new vision for climate action and economic equality.

Francie Diep