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Street Smart Economics

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Street Smart Economics is a periodic series written for Street Roots by professors emeriti in economics. 

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apple and books

Public school teacher strikes show workplace organizing pays off

COMMENTARY | Changing the balance of power to produce meaningful gains
By
Martin Hart-Landsberg
May 25, 2018
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Earth

Labor: Time is now to endorse a Green New Deal

COMMENTARY | The imminent threat of climate change means globalization is now a necessity, not a convenience
By
Robin Hahnel
May 4, 2018
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Portland City Hall

Local strategies to fight the federal government's class war

COMMENTARY | State and local taxes on the rich could support affordable housing, child care, health care in Oregon
By
Mary King
March 16, 2018
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Montage of Canadian, U.S. and Mexican flags

The case for doing away with NAFTA

COMMENTARY | The controversial trade agreement is set for renegotiation. Could this be the year we finally put our foot down?
By
Martin Hart-Landsberg
February 9, 2018
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Robin Hahnel

We can fix global trade and create social, worker benefits

COMMENTARY | Government, not corporations, should manage trade policy in the U.S.
By
Robin Hahnel
December 29, 2017
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North Korea flag with peace symbol

‘We can choose peace’: The need for new U.S.-Korea policy

COMMENTARY | Historically, it’s the United States – not North Korea – that has undermined diplomacy
By
Martin Hart-Landsberg
November 24, 2017
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Graph: Since recession, big income gains at top; not so for middle

Fix Portland's housing crisis: Tax big businesses and the wealthy

COMMENTARY | They've been enormously enriched for decades while taxes on the 1 percent have fallen
By
Mary King
November 17, 2017
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A measured approach to globalization

COMMENTARY | Restoring prudent regulations for U.S. employers is the first step
By
Robin Hahnel
October 6, 2017
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American flag hanging from a house

Our fading American Dream and what we can do about it

COMMENTARY | Efforts to speed economic growth are not the solution
By
Martin Hart-Landsberg
August 29, 2017
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Portland City Hall

A progressive economic agenda for Portland

COMMENTARY | With two city council seats open in 2018, these initiatives could be included in a progressive platform
By
Mary King
August 4, 2017

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