Noah Berlatsky

Noah Berlatsky writes about the political economy for the Editorial Board. He lives in Chicago. Find him @nberlat.

Republicans don’t serve their states. They immiserate them

December 19, 2022 /

Why are people from states with the worst child poverty problems determined to kill the Child Tax Credit expansion program?

Midterms showed once again the difference between Democrats and Republicans is over race

December 12, 2022 /

Maybe the Republicans are out of touch.

Are we beginning a new era of labor power?

December 5, 2022 /

If we’re lucky.

On aid to Ukraine, the Republicans jammed themselves

November 29, 2022 /

Will the Democrats press their advantage?

Time to start busting trusts again

November 17, 2022 /

The Biden administration got the memo.

Antisemitism is hate. Hate doesn’t need reasons

November 2, 2022 /

Poor material conditions don’t turn people into antisemites.

The disappearing link between voting and the economy

October 28, 2022 /

People aren’t pushed into partisan camps by the economy. Rather, people interpret the economy through a partisan lens. 

Wages are dampening inflation, not supercharging it

October 21, 2022 /

But status quo elites blame workers. They demand more “discipline” with higher interest rates and higher rates of unemployment.

On the debt-ceiling, the Republicans are willing to wreck the economy but the Democrats are unwilling to stop them

October 19, 2022 /

It doesn’t have to be this way.

The Tories cut taxes for the rich and crashed the British pound. Will the Republicans here learn from their mistake? Nah

October 5, 2022 /

They’re eager for their turn.