Power sources providing electricity only to data centers and not the public grid may not be subject to ​federal pollution laws, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on ‌Monday.

Internal emails revealed in court and interviews with ex-employees describe how Amazon’s practices drove up prices for competitors like Walmart and Target. Amazon denies price-fixing claims and says i...

“Apartment buildings are bought, sold, and borrowed against on the expectation that rents will keep rising,” writes Anisha Steephen.

“Apartment buildings are bought, sold, and borrowed against on the expectation that rents will keep rising,” writes Anisha Steephen.

How Trump, DOGE, and Project 2025 Are Turning the IRS Into a Tool of Authoritarian Rule Editor’s Introduction: Hello readers, it's Nathan Tankus and I am very happy to bring to you the first in a l...

Housing affordability is often framed as a supply problem. This brief examines the role of speculative finance in rental housing and argues that rent regulation is a powerful tool for promoting financ...

Discretionary termination of grants allowed under the rule would pose a particular risk, issuer advocates said.

Housing affordability is often framed as a supply problem. This brief examines the role of speculative finance in rental housing and argues that rent regulation is a powerful tool for promoting financ...

Studies show income, debt and access to basic needs shape mental health outcomes, but U.S. strategies have largely focused on clinical care.

A new framework to put the working class in charge of climate and economic transformation.

The National Taxpayer Advocate estimates that over 10 million taxpayers previously received their IRS refund as a paper check.

Our analysis in this paper shows that immigrants generated a fiscal surplus of about $14.5 trillion from 1994 to 2023, that the average immigrant is much less costly than the average US-born American,...

New York faces a projected $34.3 billion cumulative budget gap through 2029, and federal funding, nearly 39% of the state budget, is shrinking. Every dollar

In the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact: The culture war is an actual war.

An economy that already feels precarious does not need more ways for households to absorb financial risk

Baby bonds are a wealth-building tool that’s inclusive, equitable and grounded in solid economics.

A wealth tax, with a top rate of 100%, is common sense.

The White House was blindsided by the idea and is now dealing with a furious backlash from conservative allies, business leaders and lawmakers.

This report introduces a two-part framework, identifying 1) broken markets and 2) broken incomes as dual drivers of the affordability crisis. This framework assesses the forces driving up costs for Am...

My time at the Federal Trade Commission—before Donald Trump fired me—totally changed the way I see our political divide.

The Trump administration has announced the cancellation of $7.6 billion in funding for clean energy projects across 16 states.

By ending the minority recruitment program in May, Harvard shuttered a more than 50-year-old initiative to encourage minority high school students to apply.

On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to cut energy costs in half. Now, energy costs are skyrocketing.

This is a free Notes on the Crises article. A reminder to readers that the various activities run out of the still-new Notes on the Crises office cost money, while an enormous amount of time and effor...

On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to cut energy costs in half. Now, energy costs are skyrocketing.

On what is living and what is dead in economic policy.

Support Notes on the Crises! Hello readers; I’m long overdue for major updates across a whole range of issues. I have continued to work full time on Notes on the Crises but the work of setting...

What’s at stake in the showdown between President Trump and Jerome Powell of the Federal Reserve?

Since 1954, the IRS has banned nonprofits — including congregations — from participating in political campaigns. The agency now says political endorsements by churches should be allowed.

How Trump, DOGE, and Project 2025 Are Turning the IRS Into a Tool of Authoritarian Rule Editor’s Introduction: Hello readers, it's Nathan Tankus and I am very happy to bring to you the first in a l...

This is the second installment in the Notes on the Crises series on the IRS. While the first essay traced how the agency has become a political target and potential tool of authoritarianism, this piec...

This is the second installment in the Notes on the Crises series on the IRS. While the first essay traced how the agency has become a political target and potential tool of authoritarianism, this piec...