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Corporations are people, Mitt Romney once told us. But if the Trump administration’s tax plan were to become law, in the future a whole lot of people may just become corporations.

"Under the Trump Tax Plan, We Might All Want to Become Corporations" is from the April 28, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Kristi Burns.

There are 39 pages in the Labor Department’s February report on the employment situation in the United States, but they can be summed up in four words: The economy is humming.

"The Economy Is Looking Awfully Strong" is from the March 09, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

For years, many liberal economists have argued that a little more federal spending and a higher budget deficit would create a stronger economy.Now, they’re getting their wish, or at least a fun-house mirror version of it. All it took was total Republican control of the government.

"GOP Grants a Liberal Fiscal Wish. The Left Has Misgivings." is from the February 11, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

The March employment numbers were a disappointment, but only relative to extremely optimistic expectations. The basic story of a robust U.S. job market remains very much intact — though with an important asterisk.

"The March Jobs Numbers Show the Economy Is Sound, but Far From Invincible" is from the April 06, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

To understand why global financial markets have been so volatile the last few weeks, imagine a town full of farmers who have been living through a decadelong drought.

"Why Markets Have Gotten So Jumpy" is from the February 23, 2018 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

What is the stock market telling us with its precipitous drop over the last several days? In all likelihood, not much of anything.

"Ignore the Stock Market. The Economy Looks Fine." is from the February 06, 2018 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Kristi Burns.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Gail Evans and Marta Ramos have one thing in common: They have each cleaned offices for one of the most innovative, profitable and all-around successful companies in the United States.

"The Great American Janitor Test" is from the September 01, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Economists believe what people do more than what they say. It’s called revealed preference: People’s actions are the best indication of what they actually want, not their words.

"The Health Debate Shows What Both Parties Care About Most" is from the June 23, 2017 Health section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

The most important issue for the U.S. economy in 2017 and beyond is whether its near its speed limit.

"Room to Grow? Idle Offices and ‘Missing’ Workers Offer Clues to Economy" is from the February 24, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

When Republicans won in November, it looked as if 2017 would reflect a major legislative shift to the right. But two months into the 115th Congress and six weeks into the Trump administration, progress on fulfilling Republicans’ major domestic policy goals is looking further away, not closer.

"Why the Trump Agenda Is Moving Slowly: The Republicans’ Wonk Gap" is from the February 28, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Before the term “fake news” became an all-purpose insult for news coverage a person doesn’t like, it had a more specific meaning: stories invented from whole cloth, designed to attract social shares and web traffic by flattering the prejudices of their intended audience. Think of untrue claims like the Trump endorsement by Pope Francis or the investigation of the Clinton Foundation for running a pedophile sex ring.

"Researchers Created Fake News. Here’s What They Found." is from the January 18, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

The White House floated an idea on Thursday afternoon that, in initial reports, sounded like a major tariff on Mexican imports — something that would have gone a long way toward unwinding one of the United States’ deepest economic relationships.

"How to Interpret the Trump Administration’s Latest Signals on Mexico" is from the January 26, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

“So should I cash out of the stock market?” The short and safe answer to give them is: “I don’t know.” But there’s also a long answer.

"It’s Probably a Bad Idea to Sell Stocks Because You Fear Trump" is from the February 13, 2017 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

The first monthly jobs report to reflect the state of the economy during the Trump presidency is quite good. There’s not much to dislike about the 235,000 jobs added in February, nor an unemployment rate that ticked down to 4.7 percent, nor an average hourly earnings rise of 0.2 percent.

"Should Trump Get Credit for Good Jobs Numbers?" is from the March 10, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

With the January jobs report released Friday by the Labor Department, we know that President Donald Trump took office amid a relatively low unemployment rate (it ticked up to 4.8 percent in January), strong job growth (227,000 positions added that month) and weak wage growth (average hourly earnings up 0.1 percent in January and 2.5 percent over the past year).

"Trump Said Unemployment Rate Wasn’t Real. Here Are Some Other Options." is from the February 03, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Caroline Miller.

For a very long time, if you asked U.S. government officials for their view on the value of the dollar, they would almost certainly decline to answer.

"Should Dollar Rise or Fall? The Trump Team’s Message Is Garbled" is from the February 02, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

The September jobs numbers are the 2018 U.S. economy in a nutshell: Even when an economic report is bad these days, it’s actually pretty good.

"These Seemingly Disappointing Jobs Numbers Are Actually Pretty Great" is from the October 05, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

To understand the political risks for the Trump administration in starting a trade war, not to mention in undermining Obamacare or celebrating its tax overhaul, it helps to know one powerful human tendency: loss aversion.

"Two Words That Could Shape the Politics of the Trade War: Loss Aversion" is from the July 13, 2018 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

The bad news in the June jobs numbers, released Friday, is also the good news.

"The Unemployment Rate Rose for the Best Possible Reason" is from the July 06, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

The real question in analyzing the May jobs numbers released Friday is whether there are enough synonyms for “good” in an online thesaurus to describe them adequately.

"We Ran Out of Words to Describe How Good the Jobs Numbers Are" is from the June 01, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Irwin and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.