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Sunday, 21 May, 2023

US politics & policy
On America’s ramshackle railroads, Republicans concede the limits of the market
A new bill has made concrete the debate over the role of government regulation
Thursday, 6 April, 2023

US politics & policy
Joe Biden’s chips choices undermine bipartisan industrial initiatives
The White House is discrediting its promotion of domestic semiconductor production by linking it to childcare
Monday, 13 February, 2023

US economy
Ordinary Americans are counting the cost of thriving
Economic data disguises just how hard it has become to sustain a middle-class lifestyle
Friday, 6 January, 2023

Republican Party US
Ferment of change lurks in Republican chaos
Disarray over electing US House Speaker disguises emergence of fresh thinking to replace outdated paradigms
Monday, 17 October, 2022

Employment
Skills gaps will force companies to do right by their compatriots
Employers who profited from cheap foreign labour cannot now gripe at having to train local workers
Sunday, 14 August, 2022

US politics & policy
The Chips Act debate shows how far the Republicans have moved
Rebuilding America’s industrial base is superseding traditional economic doctrine
Monday, 11 July, 2022

Climate change
The climate crisis is no excuse for backsliding on democracy
For progressives, the US Supreme Court’s EPA ruling should have been a teachable moment
Sunday, 1 May, 2022

US-China trade dispute
Cutting China tariffs will offer no respite from rising prices
US policymakers must stand firm on the need to confront Beijing and rebalance global trade
Monday, 21 March, 2022

US-China trade dispute
Republican stance on free markets is shifting when it comes to China
Despite the priority traditionally given to the free flow of capital, many now argue that Beijing should be the exception
Monday, 31 January, 2022

Corporate governance
Why the US right wants to put workers in the boardroom
A Republican bill that proposes to give labour a new voice is a challenge to vested interests on left and right
Wednesday, 22 December, 2021

Republican Party US
A battle for the GOP’s future is under way
The Republicans must move beyond the dog-eared 1980s playbook of tax cuts and deregulation if they are to succeed
Sunday, 5 September, 2021

Trade unions
American labour unions should stop playing politics
Workers are much more interested in bargaining than in activism
Sunday, 30 May, 2021

Big tech
Curtailing big tech requires much more than breaking it up
The digital age has transformed civilisation, but policymakers remain one step behind
Thursday, 25 March, 2021

Capitalism
The US needs to rediscover the meaning of investment
Fortunes are made in financial markets without benefiting the real economy
Monday, 1 February, 2021

US politics & policy
Joe Biden should be doing more that really helps workers
US president’s focus on climate change and racial equity fails to tackle economic imbalances
Wednesday, 23 December, 2020

US politics & policy
Complacency and wasteful spending blight US higher education
Forgiving billions of dollars of student debt is a bad idea
Monday, 16 November, 2020

US presidential election 2020
The US is not massed on opposite sides of a political divide
Biden’s nation is Trump’s nation and Obama’s nation, too
Tuesday, 13 October, 2020

US politics & policy
US presidential candidates are ignoring ordinary voters’ needs
For workers in 2020, the choice is ‘none of the above’
Thursday, 3 September, 2020

US politics & policy
Republican party battles over its post-Trumpian soul
An ideological contest rages between Reaganite libertarians and post-Trump conservatives