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At the end of last August, President Donald Trump asserted that average wages for U.S. workers had risen by $546 during the first six…
Robert Pollin
Robert Pollin is Distinguished Professor of Economics and Codirector of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has served as a consultant on energy and the economy for a wide range of organizations and institutions, including the U.S. Department of Energy, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Industrial Development Program (UNIDO), and numerous nongovernmental organizations. He is author of Back to Full Employment (MIT Press), also in the Boston Review series, and Contours of Descent: U.S. Economic Fractures and the Landscape of Global Austerity.
Donald Trump’s so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill,” which was signed into law last week, has been described as a monstrous piece of legislation.…
The bad news on climate change is plentiful. For one, there is no sign of a decline in global carbon dioxide emissions…
Robert Pollin presents a compelling case for a global Green New Deal that fights climate change without sacrificing jobs. He explains why…
Following the inflationary period of the Covid-19 pandemic, inflation is largely down and currently at 2.1% in the U.S. Bob Pollin, economist,…
In part 2, Bob Pollin, economist and Co-Director of the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI), lays out policies to increase workers’ wages…
Given voters’ concerns over rising food and housing costs, Kamala Harris has pledged to combat price gouging if elected president, though she…
The issue of banning (or not banning) fracking has been at the forefront of the 2024 presidential debates between former President Trump…
The economy is a top issue for many voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election. In a lengthy interview ahead of the…
A UN climate report ahead of the upcoming COP28 summit says that governments are failing to cut emissions fast enough for the planet…