Pat’s U.S. News archive is here.
His ThinkProgress archive is here.
And his TalkPoverty archive is here.
The following is a selection of his favorite articles:
The Economy
New Jersey Exposed One of Corporate America’s Favorite Schemes, The Nation, April 19, 2019
Trump International Hotel is a scandal — but so are other taxpayer-subsidized hotels, The Washington Post, April 2, 2019
The Frenzy Over Amazon’s HQ2 Should Be a National Embarrassment, TalkPoverty, Nov. 13, 2018
Open the Amazon files, New York Daily News, Feb. 22, 2019
Wisconsin’s Foxconn tax incentives failed the state’s workers. But then, so did Alexander Hamilton’s., NBC Think, Feb. 1, 2019
When Americans Get Their Tax Refunds, They Go to the Dentist, TalkPoverty, April 16, 2019
So You Want to Tax The Rich: A How-To Guide, TalkPoverty, Jan. 31, 2019
For Low-Income Americans, the IRS Is Always Shut Down, TalkPoverty, Jan. 15, 2019
A minimum wage increase can help but won’t fix American workers’ stagnant pay, NBC Think, July 23, 2018
America is terrible at summer vacation, The Week, August 13, 2018
Trump’s criticism of the Fed shattered a potent political norm. The norm deserved it., NBC Think, July 20, 2018
Trump is partly right about Amazon, but for the wrong reasons, The Guardian, March 29, 2018
Americans hate the idea that others are cheating on their taxes more than they hate paying taxes, NBC Think, April 17, 2018
Trump knows what too many Democrats don’t: Voters don’t care about the federal deficit, NBC Think, March 21, 2018
Taxes Need to Go Up, Not Down, U.S. News & World Report, Nov. 30, 2017
Don’t Play Amazon’s Tax Break Game, U.S. News & World Report, Sept. 8, 2017
Powerball’s Biggest Losers, U.S. News & World Report, Aug. 23, 2017
Wells Fargo’s Big Scam, U.S. News & World Report, Sept. 9, 2016
Tax Day Doesn’t Have to Be So Hard, U.S. News & World Report, April 15, 2016
Sympathy for the Tax Man, U.S. News & World Report, April 15, 2014
How Free Parking Is Screwing Up Our Cities, U.S. News & World Report, April 11, 2014
Can Bernie Sanders Save Retirement?, U.S. News & World Report, June 17, 2015
The Real Scandal in Private Equity? It’s the Taxes, The Atlantic, January 17, 2012
Tax the rich for healthcare, The Guardian, July 21, 2009
Ryan Budget Takes Aim at Resolution Authority, The Nation, March 28, 2012
Saving Homes With Mandatory Mediation, The Nation, Nov. 23, 2009
Foreclosed for Business, The American Prospect, Oct. 31, 2011
For-Profit Colleges’ Debt Disorder, In These Times, May 12, 2010
Election 2016
Trump Scandal Fatigue, U.S. News & World Report, Nov. 2, 2016
3 Debates, 3 Strikes, U.S. News & World Report, Oct. 20, 2016
Don’t Play the Debate Expectations Game, U.S. News & World Report, Sept. 26, 2016
Lies and the Lying Liar Who Tells Them, U.S. News & World Report, Sept. 22, 2016
No Blind Trust for Trump, U.S. News & World Report, Sept. 15, 2016
The Soft Bigotry of Trump Expectations, U.S. News & World Report, Sept. 1, 2016
Requiem for a Revolution, U.S. News & World Report, June 10, 2016
The Future Is Bernie’s, U.S. News & World Report, April 25, 2016
Let Bernie Be Bernie, U.S. News & World Report, April 19, 2016
Win One for the Revolution, U.S. News & World Report, Feb. 9, 2016
A Tie Goes to the Democrats, U.S. News & World Report, Feb. 2, 2016
The Left
Bernie Sanders was right, and Democrats are running on his message. But will the party listen?, NBC Think, June 11, 2018
The new union movement can be the key to winning in 2018, if Democrats don’t blow it, NBC Think, June 2, 2018
Single-Payer Is No Stunt, U.S. News & World Report, Sept. 15, 2017
The Single-Payer Surge, U.S. News & World Report, Sept. 13, 2017
What Bernie Won, U.S. News & World Report, Aug. 13, 2017
Primaries Are a Good Thing, U.S. News & World Report, Aug. 8, 2017
Make Marijuana a 2020 Litmus Test, U.S. News & World Report, Feb. 16, 2018
The Future Is Now for Democrats, U.S. News & World Report, Nov. 18, 2016
The Political System
Why Trump’s Little Lies Matter, U.S. News & World Report, Aug. 3, 2017
But Her Emails?, U.S. News & World Report, Sept. 11, 2017
End the White House Press Briefing, U.S. News & World Report, June 29, 2017
Blow Up the Filibuster, U.S. News & World Report, April 4, 2017
‘Fake News’ Means Fake News, U.S. News & World Report, Dec. 21, 2016
The Democrats’ DC Blunder, U.S. News & World Report, June 13, 2016
The U.S. Has a Primary Problem, U.S. News & World Report, Feb. 19, 2016
DNC 2016
Just One More Ceiling to Go, U.S. News & World Report, July 29, 2016
America’s Convention, U.S. News & World Report, July 28, 2016
Michelle the Messenger, U.S. News & World Report, July 26, 2016
Unity Delayed, Not Denied, U.S. News & World Report, July 25, 2016
Repugnant, But Not Rigged, U.S. News & World Report, July 25, 2016
No Economic Love for Philly, U.S. News & World Report, July 25, 2016
Sports
How Washington could get rid of Dan Snyder, the Washington Post, November 24, 2019
Las Vegas is everything right — and wrong — with sports right now, The Week, May 16, 2018
The MLB Makes Millions on Minor Leaguers. It Refuses to Pay Minimum Wage., TalkPoverty, Feb. 14, 2019
The Diplomacy Olympics, U.S. News & World Report, Feb. 8, 2018
The Super Bowl Swindle, U.S. News & World Report, Feb. 2, 2018
Sin City’s Major League Gamble, U.S. News & World Report, Jan. 15, 2015
No Hope for a Happy Ending, U.S. News & World Report, Aug. 26, 2016
The Cost of a Good Time: Will Brazil’s World Cup be worth the price?, U.S. News & World Report, June 11, 2014
Putin’s Sochi Games Are Just the Latest Authoritarian Olympics, U.S. News & World Report, Feb. 7, 2014
Republicans Blitz the NFL and Obamacare, U.S. News & World Report, July 1, 2013
For NHL Players, Concussions Last a Lifetime, U.S. News & World Report, April 22, 2013
The NFL’s Pinkwashing Problem, U.S. News & World Report, Aug. 14, 2014
When Women Play Sports, We All Win, U.S. News & World Report, Oct. 27, 2013
If You Build It, They Might Not Come: The Risky Economics of Sports Stadiums, The Atlantic, September 7, 2012
The Worst Idea in Washington: Hosting the Olympics, U.S. News & World Report, August 27, 2013
Baltimore Olympics in 2024?, The Baltimore Sun, August 13, 2012
Culture
Where’s the Oscar for the taxpayers who funded so many films?, The New York Post, Feb. 22, 2019
The Cynthia Nixon Plan Miranda Hobbes Would Hate, The Nation, April 9, 2018
Batman v. Superman v. Taxpayers, U.S. News & World Report, March 24, 2016
And the Loser Is … Taxpayers, U.S. News & World Report, Feb. 20, 2015
The Blockbuster Scam: A Surprising Way You’re Getting Ripped-Off By Hollywood, Alternet, June 3, 2012
The Jedi Tax Trick, U.S. News & World Report, Dec. 30, 2015
Building a ‘House of Cards’ Out of Tax Dollars, U.S. News & World Report, Feb. 21, 2014
