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Category: Economy

Articles about key economic policies.

September 1, 2020 Economy / On the Issues

COVID-19 and the impending housing and eviction crisis

Housing inequality has been a prevailing issue since long before the coronavirus pandemic: groups including families with children, people with disabilities, same-sex couples, and transgender individuals have long been victims of housing discrimination. Landlords and rental agents have employed tactics such as showing certain individuals

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July 8, 2020 Economy / Environment / Health Care / On the Issues

COVID-19’s impacts on the transportation sector: challenges, federal response, and outlook

The airline, automobile, and rail industries—as well as the energy industry that powers them all— were hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, as stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidance sharply reduced travel demand. Though the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act attempted to

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February 4, 2019 Economy / On the Issues

What’s Next for China’s Economy and What Does it Have to Do with Trump’s Trade War?

The “Made in China 2025” program has made headlines in the United States, especially in connection with President Trump’s recent trade disputes with China. Although media coverage of it increased in 2018, the program took effect in 2015. Made in China 2025, as its name

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December 20, 2018 Economy / On the Issues

High Hopes for Opportunity Zones

In 2017 the Republican Party successfully pushed the largest tax overhaul in over 30 years through Congress. A few provisions in particular received considerable attention, including the permanent reduction in the corporate tax rate and the temporary tax cuts for individuals. However, tucked away in

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October 17, 2018 Economy / On the Issues

Why has the number of publicly traded companies dropped?

You wouldn’t know it from the surging bull market, but American stock markets have shrunk by almost half companies listed over the past 20 years. According to data from the World Bank, there are fewer American companies listed on stock exchanges today than there were

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September 12, 2018 Economy / On the Issues

The Department of Agriculture’s farm-assistance payments: explained

On August 27, 2018, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the first round of direct farm-assistance payments to be released through the Trump administration’s $12 billion trade mitigation package. Arguing that these measures would serve as a stopgap until more lasting trade deals could be struck,

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August 1, 2018 Economy / On the Issues

What is the yield curve and why are people concerned about it?

Almost a decade on from the 2008 Financial Crisis, the United States is entering one of the longest periods of continuous economic growth in recent history. While this is good news, investors and policymakers are increasingly asking: how close is the next crisis, and what

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