Noah Berlatsky

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

Hostility toward migrants weakens our reaction to economic shocks

October 3, 2022 /

It’s exacerbated a pandemic situation in which inflation and hiring crises in key industries create chaos and uncertainty.

Saying that spending hurts the economy doesn’t make it true

September 23, 2022 /

It’s false. But, you know, that’s the GOP for you.

Make ‘Social Security for children’ permanent 

September 13, 2022 /

What would the United States look like if we decided that children and their families had a right to abundance and liberty? 

Overconfident in minority rule, the Republicans forgot how to compete democratically

September 7, 2022 /

Case in point is their proposed plan for Social Security. 

Why the Republicans hate Biden’s college debt plan

August 30, 2022 /

It threatens the social hierarchy and established order.

The filibuster killed the $35 insulin price cap

August 23, 2022 /

There would be more compromise without the Senate rule

Biden is wrong. More cops does not mean less crime

August 12, 2022 /

The president should propose spending on human services to make people safer and happier – and more likely to vote for Democrats.

The Editorial Board explains the Inflation Reduction Act

August 3, 2022 /

“I struggle to find enough superlatives to describe this deal.”

Biden wants to fight inflation by soaking the rich, but centrists and the GOP are in the way

July 28, 2022 /

Catering to bloated oligarchs who want to hoover up wealth and power.

For Biden, a brighter future, perhaps

July 14, 2022 /

There’s a reasonable chance that Biden’s approval rating has bottomed out and can start crawling toward something better.