Noah Berlatsky
Noah Berlatsky writes about the political economy for the Editorial Board. He lives in Chicago. Find him @nberlat.
Why are people from states with the worst child poverty problems determined to kill the Child Tax Credit expansion program?
Maybe the Republicans are out of touch.
If we’re lucky.
Will the Democrats press their advantage?
The Biden administration got the memo.
Poor material conditions don’t turn people into antisemites.
People aren’t pushed into partisan camps by the economy. Rather, people interpret the economy through a partisan lens.
But status quo elites blame workers. They demand more “discipline” with higher interest rates and higher rates of unemployment.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
They’re eager for their turn.