Presidents Aren't CEOs
On the meaning and implications of the country’s first true businessman president
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters What’s Next for the U.S.’s Trade Deals?
And other big questions, now that President Trump has gutted the TPP and is planning to renegotiate NAFTA
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Peter Ryan Trump's Interests vs. America's, Pipeline Edition
The president is moving forward with the Dakota Access Pipeline, but has offered no proof that he’s sold his stock in the company building it.
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‘The Strongest Guys Are Often the Worst Construction Workers’
Another reader joins the series: As a construction laborer, I find that one of the…
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Trump's Promises to Corporate Leaders: Lower Taxes and Fewer Regulations
In a meeting with 12 executives, the president committed to making good on his campaign pledges—and asked the heads of American business for their help.
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Evan Vucci Trump Takes Office, Kills TPP
The controversial trade deal put together by President Obama and supported by many Republicans falls under the weight of the new president’s populism.
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Some Lessons on Teaching
So far we’ve heard from a minister who gets exasperated when parishioners treat her differently outside the church…
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Women's March Protestors Fear Trump Will Worsen Economic Inequality
“I think all indications are that people are going to get poorer under the Trump administration.”
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Trump’s Populism Is a Fiction
Don’t be fooled by inaugural pomp: The Trump administration is plotting a return to plutocracy.
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Alexia Campbell / The Atlantic Scenes From the Inauguration: Trump Voters on the Economy
“I think he will do well because he has a business mindset. He has no loyalty to politicians."
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Stephen Yang / Reuters Why Are Banks Doing So Well Following Trump's Win?
Analysts are calling it the “Trump Bump.” Will it last?
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Adrees Latif / Reuters The Dark Side of American Optimism
And the bright side of rising pessimism about the American Dream
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Gene Blythe / AP Do Regulations Really Kill Jobs?
Republicans love to blame the Environmental Protection Agency for some of the country’s economic woes. Is that a fair assertion?
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Seth Wenig / AP Everything We Know From Trump’s (Limited) Financial Disclosures
The president-elect’s filings with the Federal Election Commission offer the best (and only) glimpse into what he owns and owes. Here they are for the first time in a searchable, easy-to-read format.
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Dado Ruvic / Reuters Why Would Trump Want a Weaker Dollar?
Surprise remarks by the president-elect, which depart from decades of U.S. policy, sent American currency into a tumble.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Trump Administration's Conflicts of Interest: A Crib Sheet
The financial baggage the president-elect’s advisers bring to the White House—and the steps they’re taking to address ethical and legal concerns
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Enrique Marcarian / Reuters Why Poor People Make Expensive Financial Decisions
Often, the banking options available for low-income Americans are all fundamentally flawed.
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Dylan Martinez / Reuters J.P. Morgan Chase's $55 Million Discrimination Settlement
A claim filed on Wednesday alleges that the bank charged black and Hispanic homeowners higher rates for mortgages, amounting to "tens of millions" of dollars of illegal charges.
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Shannon Stapleton / Reuters Will States Take Up the Mantle of Worker Protection?
The attorney general of New York, Eric Schneiderman, is getting ready to protect employees from wage theft and other illegal practices if the federal government doesn't.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP Obamacare Hasn't Just Made People Healthier, but More Financially Secure
And this is especially true for women.
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters U.S. Ranks 23rd Out of 30 Developed Countries for Inequality
A comprehensive index from the World Economic Forum finds that for such a rich country, America isn't doing all that well at creating prosperity.
