Economics

A Deal Worth Opposing: Why Senator Crapo’s Proposal to Repeal or Undermine Key Parts of Dodd-Frank Is a Threat to Consumers and Financial Stability

by Mike Konczal and Katy Milani

It’s Time for Antitrust to Take Monopsony Seriously

“Market Power Rising” Panel on Antitrust in the Labor Market, Opening Remarks
 September 25, 2017

Antitrust policy has typically viewed monopsony power in the labor market as arising from…

Disenfranchisement: A Historical Tool of Racial Exclusion

Conservatives are strategically dismantling one of the greatest tools in the arsenal against persistent injustices: the vote.

The Benefits of Giving Families Cash

It’s time to give all parents what they need for their families to thrive.

States Go It Alone on AmEx Antitrust

We live in an increasingly post-cash world, but cashless comes at a cost.

A Eulogy for the Kansas Tax Cuts

Let the legacy of the Kansas tax cuts be the widespread knowledge that tax cuts do not spur growth.

Community Banking is Alive, Well: The Three Myths about Dodd-Frank and Community Banks

Let’s set the record straight on the state of community banking.

A Class-Only Approach Will Fail Women of Color

Future policy agendas must be both deeper and broader than those we have seen in the past.