Matt Phillips

The GOP tax plan could send American democracy into a doom loop

Republicans are moving closer to finalizing a tax overhaul that will lift the tax burden on America’s richest citizens and plonk it down on those less well-off.

Republicans are pushing tax policy they know most people don't want

The Paradise Papers present a serious challenge for democracy

The rise in college tuition prices is slowing, but don’t get excited yet

Shopping for a college is sort of like shopping for a new car: Hardly anyone pays the full  sticker price.

Trump's tax plan doesn't make sense

China's hottest export may be its money

Colleges are finally figuring out the tuition is too damn high

New Fed numbers explain why Americans are gloomy about the future

Republicans worry about the debt, just not when they're in power

Trump could help these energy-fueled local economies bounce back

U.S. incomes are on the rise, but we're all still miserable

Lego sales are sinking like a (plastic) brick