James Kwak
James Kwak is a professor of law at the University of Connecticut School of Law and the vice chair of the Southern Center for Human Rights. He is the author of Economism: Bad Economics and the Rise of Inequality.
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters The Curse of Econ 101
When it comes to basic policy questions such as the minimum wage, introductory economics can be more misleading than it is helpful.
Bettmann / Getty The Perfectly Normal Ways Trump Can Enrich Himself as President
The president-elect's control over conventional economic policy could be worth more money than any conflict of interest.
Shannon Stapleton / Reuters The Tax Code for the Ultra-Rich vs. the One for Everyone Else
It’s as though there’s a separate set of laws for people with extreme amounts of wealth.
Bryan Woolston / Reuters California's Smart New Retirement Plan and the Industry That Opposes It
Many asset-management companies fear a program that would reduce something they depend on: consumers’ confusion.
Lucy Nicholson / Reuters The Difficult Math of American Health Care
It’s not just Aetna: The way Obamacare handles the excessive costs of treatment simply doesn’t work.
Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Hillary Clinton’s Weak Plans for Changing Wall Street
She’s proposing tweaks when it needs an overhaul.
Scott Morgan / Reuters The Rich, the Poor, and Whether Tax Policies Live or Die
Obama's failed proposal to eliminate 529 plans illustrates the current state of American taxation: Reforms that benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy will never pass.
Carolyn Kaster/AP How Not to Regulate
This past weekend's This American Life/ProPublica report confirms the worst of what many already suspected: The New York Fed has little independence from the industry it is supposed to control.
Nabil Rahman/ProPublica Why Is Credit Suisse Still Allowed to Do Business in the United States?
The conventional wisdom is that revoking a large bank’s license can trigger potential systemic consequences. But that's not the case here.
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