U.S. Economy

A production line employee works at the AMES Companies factory in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Sen. Pat Toomey on why the USMCA falls short

Pat Toomey and David Dollar

Friday, December 20, 2019

General Motors assembly workers and their supporters gather to picket outside the General Motors Bowling Green plant during the United Auto Workers (UAW) national strike in Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S., September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston - RC122F87C370

What does the GM auto workers’ strike tell us about the strength of unions?

Joseph W. Kane and Adrianna Pita

Friday, October 25, 2019

A general view of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington May 27, 2015. Tax return information for about 100,000 U.S. taxpayers was illegally accessed by cyber criminals over the past four months, U.S. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of data thefts that have alarmed American consumers. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - GF10000109446

Who are the rich and how might we tax them more?

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

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Is China really manipulating its currency?

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

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Where do the Democratic candidates stand on trade?

David Dollar and David Wessel

Friday, August 2, 2019

Mahindra Automotive North America assembly workers DeAndre Hall (L) and Ryan Hart work on the chassis for a ROXOR off-road vehicle at the MANA assembly plant in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S., January 30, 2019. Photo taken January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - RC145CDD5E30

How to fix capitalism for America’s workers

Richard V. Reeves, Isabel V. Sawhill, and Steven Pearlstein

Friday, June 14, 2019

A truck is seen before crossing the borderline into Mexico at the World Trade Bridge, in Laredo, Texas U.S.

What’s at stake in the US-Mexico tariff dispute?

Thursday, June 6, 2019

The U.S. Capitol building is seen in a long exposure at sunrise on the day of the U.S. midterm election as voters go to the polls across the country to elect 33 U.S. senators and all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Bourg - RC1E75D3B580

Preparing for the next recession

Jay Shambaugh, Heather Boushey, and Fred Dews

Friday, May 24, 2019

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as he arrives at the office of the U.S. Trade Representative for further trade talks in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne - RC17126E5A90

Tariffs on China are no substitute for a trade deal

Friday, May 10, 2019

US Congress

Testimony on the impact of proposed work requirements for SNAP recipients

Thursday, April 4, 2019