Wall Street’s wild swing is a test of Trump’s economic planThere are plenty of reasons for the stock market's recent volatility: the possibility of higher inflation, global markets tanking, a sudden spike in interest rates. But if you talk to enough of the fo...
Stocks and the ‘Trump bump’A chilling decline in the stock market of 1500 points (last Friday and Monday) could actually be a result of "winning." President Trump promised that "we'd win so much we'd get tired of winning" durin...
Fellow progressives, let us shed our fiscal handcuffs!If you're one of those people who, like myself, goes around trying to promote progressive policies that push back on poverty, inequality and joblessness (yes, even as we close in on full employment, t...
Will Trump end US-Korea trade his red-state supporters count on?The world will look to South Korea today as speed skaters, ski jumpers and bobsled teams fight for gold, silver and bronze in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. I'm eager to watch the competition and the...