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Mike Konczal

Mike Konczal is Special Assistant to President Biden at the National Economic Council and former Director of Macroeconomic Analysis fellow at the Roosevelt Institute.

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Time Is the Universal Measure of Freedom

Labor activists once understood time to be a checking mechanism on market activity. In our own era of uncontrolled working hours, this is a vision of freedom worth recapturing.
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With a Uniquely Fragile Economy, Stimulus Is Not Enough

Our long-term goal must go well beyond the Senate bill to build a more resilient economy.
Mike Konczal, Felicia Wong
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The Forgotten State

Local government can't fix our problems. Only big government can.

Mike Konczal
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Hail to the Pencil Pusher

American bureaucracy's long and useful history.

Mike Konczal
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Selling Fast

Public Goods, Profits, and State Legitimacy

Mike Konczal
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Studying the Rich

Thomas Piketty dismantles received economic wisdom on inequality—including the idea that it is necessary for a rising tide to lift all boats.

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7 Bipartisan Reasons to Raise the Minimum Wage

It's only fair, and other reasons why voters on all sides should agree.

Mike Konczal

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Sweet Forgiveness

Debt relief is fair. It would also be good for the economy. Why isn’t it happening? Politics.

Mike Konczal

Forum Responses

Response: Mike Konczal Response to Curbing the New Corporate Power

The economy is changing rapidly thanks to new technologies. But who will be enriched—all of us, or just a handful of owners? This is a choice we can make, and Sabeel Rahman...
Mike Konczal

Response: Dangerous Alternatives to Blame

We need to be cautious. Alternatives to blame may be even worse.
Mike Konczal

Response: Helping Debtors Helps Us All — Final Response

I’d like to thank all the respondents for their contributions, which focus on three major concerns. Several commentators express skepticism about the idea that a balance-sheet recession is holding the economy back....
Mike Konczal

Response: Democratizing Markets

Democratizing Markets In his provocative essay, David Grusky calls for Occupy Wall Street and other groups looking to combat inequality to go beyond a “tax-based redistributive agenda.” They should focus instead on...
Mike Konczal

Response: The real battle is not about eliminating rents but determining who will benefit from them.

In his provocative essay, David Grusky calls for Occupy Wall Street and other groups looking to combat inequality to go beyond a “tax-based redistributive agenda.” They should focus instead on the way...
Mike Konczal

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