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Richard McGahey

  • Contributor, Forbes
  • Senior Fellow, Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, The New School for Social Research
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Economics, cities. @ColumbiaUP book Unequal Cities. Now @SCEPA_economics & @RacePowerPolicy, former DOL Asst Sec for Policy & ExecDir, Joint Economic Committee.
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Can Trump And Mamdani's TV Truce Overcome Their Deep Differences?

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By Richard McGahey
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Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani in their surprisingly friendly White House meeting. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The White House meeting between Donald Trump and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani was far friendlier than many observers (including me) predicted. But it wasn't an agreement over policy. It was a made-for-TV moment that both men will use in America's long-running battles over cities, affordability, and future of their respective parties.
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Do Stadium Subsidies Reward Billionaires Or Communities?

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By Richard McGahey
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Billionaire sports team owners are getting scare tax dollars to subsidize new arenas, even though research shows benefits don't materialize. What can communities do? getty All around the country, billions in state and local tax subsidies are being given to wealthy professional sports team owners to build new arenas and stadiums. Proponents claim subsidies yield significant local economic benefits, even though decades of economic research says sports subsidies don't pay off.
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Making Federal Semiconductor Billions Work For Everyone

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By Richard McGahey
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PHOENIX - JANUARY 24: The multibillion dollar TSMC semiconductor plant in Phoenix AZ, built with billions in government investment \Photo by Caitlin O'Hara for The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post via Getty Images America is undertaking one of its largest industrial policy efforts since World War II: a massive, multibillion dollar effort to reshore semiconductor manufacturing, through the bipartisan 2022 CHIPS and Science Act .
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