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In spite of being one of the most discussed issues of the 2016 presidential campaign, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is, surprisingly, one of the few things upon which both major party presidential candidates agree. A contentious issue during bo...

What To Do About Free Trade

In spite of being one of the most discussed issues of the 2016 presidential campaign, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is, surprisingly, one of the few things upon which both major party presidential candidates agree. A contentious issue during bo...

Just before midnight, after Monday night’s speeches, delegates for Bernie Sanders rallied in the hallways of the Wells Fargo Center. They chanted, “Bernie beats Trump,” in anticipation of Tuesday’s roll call vote. This is Bruce Jones of Half ...

The Bern: Inside and Out

Just before midnight, after Monday night’s speeches, delegates for Bernie Sanders rallied in the hallways of the Wells Fargo Center. They chanted, “Bernie beats Trump,” in anticipation of Tuesday’s roll call vote. This is Bruce Jones of Half ...

Every four years, the Democratic Party gathers together to nominate a candidate for President and unify around a single party platform, here’s how it works....

A Brief Guide to the DNC

Every four years, the Democratic Party gathers together to nominate a candidate for President and unify around a single party platform, here’s how it works....

“A vast bureaucracy with no congressional oversight, that’s digging through hundreds of millions of your credit records to detect fraud,” proclaimed former Republican Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina in regards to the Consumer Financial Pro...

Who is the CFPB Really Protecting?

“A vast bureaucracy with no congressional oversight, that’s digging through hundreds of millions of your credit records to detect fraud,” proclaimed former Republican Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina in regards to the Consumer Financial Pro...

Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN) has represented the 5th District of Tennessee since 2003 and previously the 4th District of Tennessee from 1983 to 1995. In Congress, he’s known for his work on the federal budget, health care, and government refor...

BPR Interviews: Jim Cooper

Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN) has represented the 5th District of Tennessee since 2003 and previously the 4th District of Tennessee from 1983 to 1995. In Congress, he’s known for his work on the federal budget, health care, and government refor...

In many states consumers do not pay sales tax for online purchases, unlike their traditional brick-and-mortar counterparts. Legislators and retailers around the country are raising significant questions about the fairness and fiscal sensibility of th...

Regressive Retail: Online Shopping and the Sales Tax

In many states consumers do not pay sales tax for online purchases, unlike their traditional brick-and-mortar counterparts. Legislators and retailers around the country are raising significant questions about the fairness and fiscal sensibility of th...

In 1900, Sweden ventured into brand new territory: It became the first country in the world to introduce paid family leave for new mothers. Since then, 177 countries have joined the Nordic nation, leaving just a handful without paid family leave — ...

Child’s Pay

In 1900, Sweden ventured into brand new territory: It became the first country in the world to introduce paid family leave for new mothers. Since then, 177 countries have joined the Nordic nation, leaving just a handful without paid family leave — ...

In the oft-misunderstood world of monetary policy, a major debate rages about the role of negative interest rate policy in central banking. Central banks, like the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) and the European Central Bank (ECB), are the primary gove...

Below Zero, Above Average

In the oft-misunderstood world of monetary policy, a major debate rages about the role of negative interest rate policy in central banking. Central banks, like the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) and the European Central Bank (ECB), are the primary gove...

Most Americans aren’t expecting to find a beneficial program hiding in their tax return. Yet the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), despite its dull name, is just that. In 2013, the EITC brought 6.2 million workers above the poverty line and boosted ...

Spare the Rod, Spoil the Childless

Most Americans aren’t expecting to find a beneficial program hiding in their tax return. Yet the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), despite its dull name, is just that. In 2013, the EITC brought 6.2 million workers above the poverty line and boosted ...

From driving tests to downtown, parking is the bane of drivers young and old. Limited parking is an accepted and unavoidable fact of life in most metropolitan areas, but wrongly so. Around the nation, a transportation crisis stems from a surplus of p...

A Waste of Parking Space

From driving tests to downtown, parking is the bane of drivers young and old. Limited parking is an accepted and unavoidable fact of life in most metropolitan areas, but wrongly so. Around the nation, a transportation crisis stems from a surplus of p...

The mention of Cuba evokes popular tropes — old cars, rum, baseball, and of course, cigars. For decades, these famous hand-rolled cigars have become emblematic of the island. Cuba’s fertile soil and local climate are conducive to high quality, ha...

Close, But Few Cigars

The mention of Cuba evokes popular tropes — old cars, rum, baseball, and of course, cigars. For decades, these famous hand-rolled cigars have become emblematic of the island. Cuba’s fertile soil and local climate are conducive to high quality, ha...

When Trudy Robideau needed to finance a car repair, she decided to take out a payday loan. When she couldn’t afford to pay it back after the loan expired, she had to take out another one. She described the experience as being hooked: “You can fee...

Competing Interests

When Trudy Robideau needed to finance a car repair, she decided to take out a payday loan. When she couldn’t afford to pay it back after the loan expired, she had to take out another one. She described the experience as being hooked: “You can fee...