David Dayen
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The other bit I love here: Kevin Hassett insisting that tariffs didn't increase coffee and fruit prices, there was also weather and disease.
Yes, true, but those are both a function of a warming planet, which Hassett's boss thinks is a hoax!
Yes, true, but those are both a function of a warming planet, which Hassett's boss thinks is a hoax!
November 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The other bit I love here: Kevin Hassett insisting that tariffs didn't increase coffee and fruit prices, there was also weather and disease.
Yes, true, but those are both a function of a warming planet, which Hassett's boss thinks is a hoax!
Yes, true, but those are both a function of a warming planet, which Hassett's boss thinks is a hoax!
Pro-industrial policy Dems' argument was that you can use targeted tariffs to allow nascent domestic competition in critical industries to grow. Trump's argument was no, we have to tariff everything and hang tough.
He gave up in 7 months.
He gave up in 7 months.
November 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Pro-industrial policy Dems' argument was that you can use targeted tariffs to allow nascent domestic competition in critical industries to grow. Trump's argument was no, we have to tariff everything and hang tough.
He gave up in 7 months.
He gave up in 7 months.
I have a few of their albums actually
November 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I have a few of their albums actually
You just killed innovation Mr. President
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
You just killed innovation Mr. President
I mean CAP hired him, so I would say CAP
November 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I mean CAP hired him, so I would say CAP
A CAP spokesperson tells Dan Boguslaw: "Larry Summers is a non-resident, uncompensated fellow at CAP. We are reviewing this week's disclosures to determine appropriate next steps."
lmao
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Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect
Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A CAP spokesperson tells Dan Boguslaw: "Larry Summers is a non-resident, uncompensated fellow at CAP. We are reviewing this week's disclosures to determine appropriate next steps."
lmao
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lmao
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I think the circumstances certainly led JS where he was happy to go.
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I think the circumstances certainly led JS where he was happy to go.
Apparently there was a state Supreme Court ruling that required PA to go through the legislature to stay in RGGI, those PA Republicans weren't allowing that and they control the Senate. So the give-up was an acknowledgement of that.
November 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Apparently there was a state Supreme Court ruling that required PA to go through the legislature to stay in RGGI, those PA Republicans weren't allowing that and they control the Senate. So the give-up was an acknowledgement of that.