The Fossil Fuel Debate’s Most Bizarre Byproduct: “Petro-Masculinity”
Former White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow speaks with reporters outside the White House in October 2019.(Evan Vucci/AP) Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as…
The White House Doesn’t Want To Hear From Larry Summers
Larry Summers at the White House in 2009.Charles Dharapak/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Economist Larry Summers has been the kingpin of every economic calamity Democrats have weathered over the last three decades. But Barack Obama’s…
Biden’s Top Economist Has Studied Inequality for Three Decades. That Could Come in Handy.
Cecilia RouseBiden Transition/Zumapress Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.When it comes to advising a new president facing competing economic priorities through a recession, Cecilia Rouse—President Joe Biden’s choice to serve as his top White House economist—has…
Biden Takes a First Step to Raise the Minimum Wage
Al Drago/ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on Friday aimed at raising the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 dollars an hour. It’s the first step the…
Biden’s Economic Rescue Begins Today
Patrick Semansky/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Freshly inaugurated President Joe Biden faces a daunting immediate task list: rebuilding trust in American democracy, taming a deadly, raging pandemic, and, much like President Obama in 2009, fixing…
Inside Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Plan to Help Struggling Americans
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On Thursday night, President-elect Joe Biden outlined the first portion of his administration’s two-step plan to contain the coronavirus and revive the struggling American economy. A key emphasis of his proposal…