Can the Green Transition Work for Workers?
Robert Pollin challenges the myth that climate action hurts working people—and explains why a just transition must be at the heart of a global Green New Deal.
“Founders Would Be Horrified”: Renowned Historian Drops Truth-Bomb on American Revolution and Lessons for Today
Professor Marc Egnal of York University joins the Institute for New Economic Thinking’s Lynn Parramore to explore why historians cling to an inaccurate and misleading narrative, and what we can learn from the real history about tyranny, checks and balances, imperialism -- and resistance.
What to Know About Who Pays the Higher Costs of Trump’s Tariffs
President Trump’s trade policies will make imports more expensive and calculating and paying the tariffs more complicated.
Des Moines food pantries face spiking demand as the Iowa region’s SNAP enrollment declines
A volunteer loads food into a bag at the Des Moines Area Religious Council food pantry in 2020.
What caused the crisis at British Steel?
The two blast furnaces at British Steel's Scunthorpe plant are the last of their kind in the UK. Baxter Media/ShutterstockThe two blast furnaces at British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant in England are the last of their kind in the UK. The UK steel industry was once a world leader, powering the industrial revolution. But these days it is in crisis.
Beggar thy neighbor, harm thyself: Tariffs like Trump’s come with pitfalls, history shows
Feeling tariff whiplash? You’re not alone. On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs – a 10% levy on nearly all U.S. imports, along with targeted duties aimed at punishing countries he accuses of exploiting American markets.
Trump has shown he will backtrack on tariffs. What does that say about how to wage a trade war?
Countries can target products that they can produce themselves or source from other partners. darksoul72/ShutterstockAmid Donald Trump’s escalating tariff war with China, the world has been left in no doubt. Consistent with his campaign messaging, and going against the overwhelming majority of economists’ advice, it’s clear that the US president still loves tariffs. He is ready to use them as a bargaining tool – and also to change them on a whim.
Republicans Debate Higher Taxes on the Rich
The idea of raising taxes on rich Americans has caught the Republican Party between its populist ambitions and low-tax instincts.
Who’s thriving, who’s struggling and who’s stuck at the kitchen table: how working lives are changing in the UK
shutterstock PeopleImages.com - Yuri A/ShutterstockFor many people in the UK work is changing: how we work, what we do and where we do it. The change is faster for some than it is for others – and it’s not always changing for the better.
Who’s thriving, who’s struggling and who’s stuck at the kitchen table: how working lives are changing in the UK
shutterstock PeopleImages.com - Yuri A/ShutterstockFor many people in the UK work is changing: how we work, what we do and where we do it. The change is faster for some than it is for others – and it’s not always changing for the better.
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