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Current Events…

Shouldn’t the President Get to Tell the Federal Reserve Chairman What to Do?

15 Jan 2026
On the Fed and Monetary Independence Curriculum Specifications Courses: Economics, U.S. Government Educational Level: High School, High School Honors, Introductory College Level Reading Level: 9th Grade Reading Time: 18 minutes…
Current Events…

What’s This Stuff About the GDP Numbers…Should We Be Worried?

2 May 20252 May 2025
When the Data is Noisy An Economics Class Explainer of GDP Curriculum Specifications Course: Social Studies, Specifically Economics Educational Level: High School Reading Level: 6.46 12 Minute Read The other…
Current Events…

Are Tariffs Good or Bad?

14 Mar 202514 Mar 2025
I Keep Hearing Different Things That is a good question. Reality is often lost in political rhetoric and bantering. Sometimes we find ourselves supporting policies because they are the policies…
Economics…

On Political Finger Pointing and Cognitive Bias

12 Sep 202412 Sep 2024
How to think about the issues in an election year This election year is hotly contested and emotional. Emotionalism tends to shut down our reason centers, motivating us to react…
Economics

Prices Are Not Going to Come Down…And That’s a Good Thing

14 Aug 202414 Aug 2024
Current Events Explainer On Inflation and Why Prices Go Up The so-called "expert" economists keep saying that inflation is going down, but I can see prices continuing to go up.…
Economics

why do the articles you share seem to have a Democratic bias? will we ever get articles from a republican perspective

12 Nov 2021
Er...GOOD QUESTION As a teacher, my goal is to be as unbiased as I can with regard to the subject matter. That's often a bit tricky when it comes to…
Economics…

Comparing the Great Depression with the Great Recession

23 Sep 2019
Question: I have heard people compare the 2008 recession to the depression in the 1930s. But I have always been confused as to why. The depression was caused by issues with…

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  • Haver Analytics For economic data
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  • Realtime Inequality Data on the beneficiaries of economic growth.
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  • The Street The latest economic news.
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  • Washington Times Econ 101 Simple economic explanations for complex current events
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