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Catherine Rampell

Catherine Rampell

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Catherine Rampell is an opinion columnist at The Washington Post. She frequently covers economics, public policy, politics and culture, with a special emphasis on data-driven journalism. Before joining The Post, Catherine wrote about economics and theater for The New York Times.

The deficit has gotten worse. This shouldn’t be a surprise.

Even Trump’s own economic advisers, such as Stephen Moore, now admit 5% economic growth was never remotely feasible.

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What drives Donald Trump? Greed, and greed alone.

Wherever he was, whatever his title, the president has used the powers at his disposal to enrich or otherwise benefit himself.

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Trump isn’t the only person responsible for the demise of American democracy

Can you really blame voters, disillusioned and disappointed as they are, for tuning out the onslaught on American democracy?

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The far left is taking a page from its opponents’ playbook

They have big dreams, but the plans aren’t backed up.

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Trump’s comments about ‘bad management’ are right, but not in the way he thinks

The president has had some experience with poorly run companies and excuse-making.

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Trump’s tendency to double down on bad ideas doesn’t bode well for the economy

One could imagine him becoming even more protectionist and more isolationist in a recession.

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The Scaramucci story ends like all the others: With a Trump tweetstorm

For a guy who claims to care about infrastructure, Trump loves burning bridges.

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The 1930s were a dark period for immigration policies. There’s one way today’s could be worse.

Trump has gutted the asylum system that grew in part out of our shame over our heartless refu­gee policies in the 1930s.

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Alex Acosta gave a pass to Jeffrey Epstein years ago. He’s still failing victims today.

His department has ignored visas for trafficking victims.

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We should be concerned about emails in 2020 -- just not Hillary Clinton’s

Messages between a GOP strategist and a Census Bureau official make clear the politics and bias behind the proposed citizenship census question.

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If even France can’t figure out a climate policy, what hope is there for the U.S.?

There are ways to curb the pain of economic and political changes.

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The struggling iconic American industry you’re not thinking of

This sector has long been battered by forces beyond its control.

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A Republican finally reveals the truth about the GOP tax cuts

No, they aren’t going to pay for themselves.

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The Trump administration’s war on statistics isn’t slowing down

Sabotaging the census is just the beginning.

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Can corporations save us from the attack on reproductive rights?

It is not a reassuring question to have to consider.

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