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The Bank and Private Capital Shadow Venture www.briefingbook.info/p/the-bank-a...
The Bank and Private Capital Shadow Venture
How to safekeep banks—and the safety net—from interconnections and systemic risk
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February 2, 2026 at 11:50 AM
The Bank and Private Capital Shadow Venture www.briefingbook.info/p/the-bank-a...
How Tougher Immigration Enforcement Can Undermine Public Safety www.briefingbook.info/p/how-toughe...
How Tougher Immigration Enforcement Can Undermine Public Safety
New research finds that immigrant deportations can increase crime, through reducing victim engagement with law enforcement
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January 20, 2026 at 11:55 AM
How Tougher Immigration Enforcement Can Undermine Public Safety www.briefingbook.info/p/how-toughe...
Talking Shop: Abundance and Health Policy, with Nick Bagley www.briefingbook.info/p/talking-sh...
Talking Shop: Abundance and Health Policy, with Nick Bagley
Artificial scarcity, entrenched incumbents, insurance expansion, Medicaid cuts, and bending the cost curve
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January 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Talking Shop: Abundance and Health Policy, with Nick Bagley www.briefingbook.info/p/talking-sh...
Riding prevalence of disability is part of COVID-19’s evolving labor market legacy www.briefingbook.info/p/rising-pre...
Rising prevalence of disability is part of COVID-19's evolving labor market legacy
Negative effects on labor force participation persist, as do higher rates of disability and employment among those with disabilities
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December 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Riding prevalence of disability is part of COVID-19’s evolving labor market legacy www.briefingbook.info/p/rising-pre...
Crypto Kleptocracy www.briefingbook.info/p/crypto-kle...
Crypto Kleptocracy
Beyond scams and volatility, crypto is planting the seeds of political self-enrichment amongst the cracks of public corruption law
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December 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Crypto Kleptocracy www.briefingbook.info/p/crypto-kle...
The Dangers of Shared Corporate Leadership www.briefingbook.info/p/the-danger...
The Dangers of Shared Corporate Leadership
When the same person holds leadership or board positions at two competing companies, the companies are more likely to enter into collusive agreements
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November 24, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The Dangers of Shared Corporate Leadership www.briefingbook.info/p/the-danger...
Tax Credits and the Safety Net: Proven Tools That Could Do Even More www.briefingbook.info/p/tax-credit...
Tax Credits and the Safety Net: Proven Tools That Could Do Even More
The EITC and CTC effectively deliver over $180 billion in aid annually and could still be improved
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November 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Tax Credits and the Safety Net: Proven Tools That Could Do Even More www.briefingbook.info/p/tax-credit...
Delivering the Future: Why the Postal Service Needs a New Model www.briefingbook.info/p/delivering...
Delivering the Future: Why the Postal Service Needs a New Model
From Self-Financing to Public Investment in National Infrastructure
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October 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Delivering the Future: Why the Postal Service Needs a New Model www.briefingbook.info/p/delivering...
Los Angeles Shows That the Private Sector Can Develop Affordable Housing www.briefingbook.info/p/los-angele...
Los Angeles Shows That the Private Sector Can Develop Affordable Housing
Survey data from Los Angeles also show that a majority of residents support new building in their neighborhoods
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September 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Los Angeles Shows That the Private Sector Can Develop Affordable Housing www.briefingbook.info/p/los-angele...
The Economic Case for Higher Birth Rates Is Bigger than You Think www.briefingbook.info/p/the-econom...
The Economic Case for Higher Birth Rates Is Bigger than You Think
The fiscal challenges of an aging population matter, but the innovation and progress that could be lost in a shrinking world matter even more
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September 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The Economic Case for Higher Birth Rates Is Bigger than You Think www.briefingbook.info/p/the-econom...
No, Native-Born Employment Has Not Soared www.briefingbook.info/cp/171234316
No, Native-Born Employment Has Not Soared
A newly viral chart showing native-born employment levels is a multiple-count data felony. Focus instead on the native-born unemployment rate.
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August 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
No, Native-Born Employment Has Not Soared www.briefingbook.info/cp/171234316
How Cuts to the Insurance Marketplaces Will Harm Entrepreneurs www.briefingbook.info/p/how-cuts-t...
How Cuts to the Insurance Marketplaces Will Harm Entrepreneurs
Small business owners and the self-employed rely on the marketplaces, and coverage is about to become less affordable
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August 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
How Cuts to the Insurance Marketplaces Will Harm Entrepreneurs www.briefingbook.info/p/how-cuts-t...
Quick hits: Reactions to the Proposal by Senators Cassidy and Kaine to Rescue Social Security www.briefingbook.info/p/quick-hits...
Quick hits: Reactions to the Proposal by Senators Cassidy and Kaine to Rescue Social Security
Would the rescue work?
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July 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Quick hits: Reactions to the Proposal by Senators Cassidy and Kaine to Rescue Social Security www.briefingbook.info/p/quick-hits...
Brave New World www.briefingbook.info/p/brave-new-...
Brave New World
What financial regulatory policy wonks need to know about Silicon Valley
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July 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Brave New World www.briefingbook.info/p/brave-new-...
The Proliferation of Private Digital Money www.briefingbook.info/p/the-prolif...
The Proliferation of Private Digital Money
Don’t say you didn’t see this financial crisis coming.
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June 30, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The Proliferation of Private Digital Money www.briefingbook.info/p/the-prolif...
The real issues facing the Social Security program aren’t inefficiency or fraud www.briefingbook.info/p/the-real-i...
The real issues facing the Social Security program aren’t inefficiency or fraud
Strengthening the program’s future will require balancing tradeoffs of increasing revenue and reducing benefits
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June 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The real issues facing the Social Security program aren’t inefficiency or fraud www.briefingbook.info/p/the-real-i...
Quick hits: Interesting links www.briefingbook.info/p/quick-hits...
Quick hits: Interesting links
Student loans, unions, tariffs, and more
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June 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Quick hits: Interesting links www.briefingbook.info/p/quick-hits...
The Heart of the Deal www.briefingbook.info/p/the-heart-...
The Heart of the Deal
Why the US-UK trade deal might make both countries poorer
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June 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The Heart of the Deal www.briefingbook.info/p/the-heart-...
The Long-term Dangers of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill www.briefingbook.info/p/comparing-...
The Long-term Dangers of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill
Analysis shows that the bill would weaken US economic, fiscal and institutional resilience
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May 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Long-term Dangers of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill www.briefingbook.info/p/comparing-...
Why do some jobs pay better than others? Think about what workers do www.briefingbook.info/p/why-do-som...
Why do some jobs pay better than others? Think about what workers do
Policy matters, but don't forget the fundamentals
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May 12, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Why do some jobs pay better than others? Think about what workers do www.briefingbook.info/p/why-do-som...
The economic and geopolitical failings of Trump’s tariffs www.briefingbook.info/p/the-econom...
The economic and geopolitical failings of Trump’s tariffs
Trump tariffs will raise U.S. prices by 5.4% and lower real income by 0.8%. They hurt close U.S. allies much more than the Chinese economy.
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April 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The economic and geopolitical failings of Trump’s tariffs www.briefingbook.info/p/the-econom...
Cutting Medicaid is a Risky Move for Republicans www.briefingbook.info/p/cutting-me...
Cutting Medicaid Is A Risky Move for Republicans
Medicaid has grown by 8.46 million or 32% in Red Districts Since 2013
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April 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Cutting Medicaid is a Risky Move for Republicans www.briefingbook.info/p/cutting-me...
Neither stable nor genius: the misguided legislative attempt to regulate stablecoins www.briefingbook.info/p/neither-st...
Neither stable nor genius: the misguided legislative attempt to regulate stablecoins
Bills moving through Congress would leave consumers and taxpayers exposed to volatile crypto products
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March 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Neither stable nor genius: the misguided legislative attempt to regulate stablecoins www.briefingbook.info/p/neither-st...
Deliberate policy decisions have disempowered workers and increased labor market inequality www.briefingbook.info/p/deliberate...
Deliberate policy decisions have disempowered workers and increased labor market inequality
The new State of Working America Data Library shows the latest trends in productivity, wages, labor markets, unionization and CEO pay
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March 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Deliberate policy decisions have disempowered workers and increased labor market inequality www.briefingbook.info/p/deliberate...