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America’s Workers Are About to Be Forgotten Again

Josh Bivens & Heidi Shierholz

Whatever his failings, Joe Biden did more for the typical American working family than any other president in at least a generation. Tragically, Americans who remain angry about chronic economic injustices will soon realize that the situation can get much worse.

 contrast the Biden administration's pro-worker policies with what Donald Trump is likely to do.
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    The Truth About Migration

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    Our AI Near-Future

    Charles Ferguson offers a brief roadmap of how the technology will evolve and be deployed over the next few years.
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    PS Commentators’ Predictions for 2025

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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2024

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    The Eight Headwinds Threatening Global Growth in 2025

    Dambisa Moyo highlights the major trends which, if left unchecked, could usher in a period of prolonged stagnation.
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    Daron Acemoglu fears that the tech industry’s current priorities will result in the worst of all possible worlds.
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    Trump’s Inflationary Triple Threat

    Maurice Obstfeld warns that the incoming administration’s agenda would weaken the Fed and destabilize the financial system.
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    To Win Back Voters, Democrats Should Let Trump Be Trump

    Yasheng Huang urges the party to adopt a long-term strategy aimed at discrediting the MAGA ideology once and for all.
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    PS Roundtable: The Return of Trump

    PS Commentators consider what the outcome of the 2024 US presidential election will mean for America and the world.
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    Europe’s Existential AI Challenge

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