What does the latest jobs report mean for 2020?
By Robert Shapiro The jobs numbers for February were released last Friday, and they were awful—gains of just 20,000 jobs nationwide over the last month. So what do the jobs…
By Robert Shapiro The jobs numbers for February were released last Friday, and they were awful—gains of just 20,000 jobs nationwide over the last month. So what do the jobs…
By Robert Shapiro The government shutdown has produced a serious economic threat that’s hiding in plain sight: the U.S. economy is flying blind. The people who collect, analyze and release…
By Robert Shapiro What happens in the economy in 2019 almost certainly will be overshadowed by the investigations of Donald Trump, his children, members of his presidential campaign and inauguration…
By Robert Shapiro At virtually every level, the 2020 decennial Census is in serious trouble. The Trump administration continues to press for a new Census question on each respondent’s citizenship…
By Robert Shapiro In recent months, President Trump has tweeted that economic growth under his presidency “is better than it has been in many decades,” “the Economy is raging at…
By Robert Shapiro Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s decision this week to “reinstate” a question on citizenship status in the 2020 decennial Census (it was last asked in 1940), almost certainly…
By Robert Shapiro Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s decision this week to “reinstate” a question on citizenship status in the 2020 decennial Census (it was last asked in 1940), almost certainly…
By Robert Shapiro In less than a week, President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union (SOTU) address. It’s safe to assume that he will follow his…
By Robert Shapiro Many political observers still seem flummoxed by the fact that millions of working-class Americans voted for Donald Trump after supporting Barack Obama not once but twice. One…
By Robert Shapiro Many political observers still seem flummoxed by the fact that millions of working-class Americans voted for Donald Trump after supporting Barack Obama not once but twice. One…