Mark Tercek

1 month ago | innerself.com | Alex Jordan |Thomas Piketty |Mark Tercek |Jonathan Adams

What are the economic costs of switching to and from daylight savings time? How does DST affect productivity and workplace efficiency? What are the health risks associated with the time change? Does DST actually save energy as originally intended? What would happen if we abolished daylight savings time altogether? by Alex Jordan, InnerSelf.comDaylight savings time was initially introduced as an energy-saving measure during World War I and later adopted more broadly in the mid-20th century.

1 month ago | innerself.com | Robert Jennings |Thomas Piketty |Mark Tercek |Jonathan Adams

What were the biggest falsehoods in Trump’s speech? How bad is the economic situation, really? Why do rural voters tolerate economic suffering under Trump? What will happen next with tariffs and inflation? Can democracy survive long enough for a fair election? by Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.comTrump’s speech played fast and loose with reality, which is nothing new. But the sheer volume of misinformation, particularly on the economy, was staggering.

2 months ago | innerself.com | Robert Jennings |Thomas Piketty |Mark Tercek |Jonathan Adams

How federal funding props up red states—and why they need it. What happens when the GOP guts federal transfers? Why cities are already struggling—and states are next. Will blue states keep subsidizing red-state failures? What does economic secession look like? by Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.comHere’s something that might shock the average Fox News viewer: red states are the biggest welfare queens in America.

2 months ago | innerself.com | Robert Jennings |Thomas Piketty |Mark Tercek |Jonathan Adams

Why the deficit isn’t the real problem—it’s a political weapon How Trump and DOGE use deficit fear to justify tax cuts for billionaires The truth about government spending and why we can afford more than we think Why trickle-down economics failed and what billionaires do with their money How a Progressive Consumption Tax fixes the economy without punishing workers by Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com For decades, politicians, economists, and media pundits have drilled the same warning into the...

2 months ago | marktercek.substack.com | Mark Tercek

Another week has passed and there’s no letting up in the new administration’s torrent of executive actions. Long running strategic initiatives are being stymied, agencies shuttered, funding eliminated, website content stricken, and organizations of all stripes bullied. (I mean, the Kennedy Center, really?!)As we wrote last week, it’s one thing to review, finetune, or even restructure existing efforts—indeed, that’s usually a smart practice. But this is something entirely different.