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America's $1T AI Gamble
US AI-Related Investment Keeps Breaking Records, With Total Software, Computer, & Data Center Spending Now Exceeding $1T Per Year
Feb 10
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The Economic Legacy of DOGE
DOGE is the Largest Peacetime Cut to the Federal Workforce in Modern US History, But it Failed its Supposed Budget-Cutting Goals & Broke Important…
Jan 20
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Joseph Politano
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The 'No Hire' Economy
US Job Growth has Zeroed Out as Hiring Rates Sink, Hitting Young & Low Income Workers the Hardest
Jan 11
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Joseph Politano
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America is Losing Blue Collar Jobs
Jan 6
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Joseph Politano
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How Tariffs Are Breaking US Trade
Jun 15, 2025
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The AI Investment Boom
Oct 20, 2024
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Joseph Politano
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The Economic Legacy of DOGE
Jan 20
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Joseph Politano
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The 'No Hire' Economy
Jan 11
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Joseph Politano
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The New Geography of American Growth
Jan 4, 2024
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Joseph Politano
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America is Losing Blue Collar Jobs
For the First Time Since Early COVID & the Great Recession, the US is Losing Jobs in Manufacturing, Construction, & Other Blue Collar Industries
Jan 6
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Joseph Politano
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America is Flying Blind on Immigration
Nobody Knows How Many Immigrant Workers Have Left the US Amidst Trump's Mass Deportations. That's Incredibly Bad.
Dec 2, 2025
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Joseph Politano
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California Keeps Losing Tech Jobs
Amidst the AI Boom, Employment in Silicon Valley is Shrinking
Oct 19, 2025
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Joseph Politano
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The Tariff Exemption Behind the AI Boom
Data Centers get Tariff-Free Imports. Why Shouldn't we All?
Oct 5, 2025
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Joseph Politano
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How Tariffs Are Breaking US Trade
A Detailed Look at How US Trade Flows Are Unraveling Amidst Trump's Trade War
Jun 15, 2025
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Joseph Politano
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A Detailed Look at Trump's Car Tariffs
Breaking Down the Largest Negative Shock to the Car Market In Years as Trump Hits $350B in Vehicles & Parts with Tariffs
May 29, 2025
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Joseph Politano
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Trump's Retreat Still Leaves Tariffs at 90-Year Highs
China Tariffs Are Now Below "Embargo" Levels, but Overall Tariffs are at the Highest Rate Since the Great Depression
May 19, 2025
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