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Dennis Muilenburg, chief executive officer of Boeing, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview at the 53rd International Paris Air Show in Paris on June 17, 2019.

July 19, 2019 at 6:01 am

Runaway executive pay is distorting the economy and aggravating inequality | Jon Talton

For 40 years, executive pay has been on a tear, pulling far away from the wages of average workers. But correcting this problem would be...

Wind turbines in the Tehachapi-Mojave Wind Resource Area near the city of Mojave, Calif., on January 8, 2019. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

July 12, 2019 at 6:00 am

We’re far from a sustainable world — here’s why that’s a big problem | Jon Talton

Seattle ranks high in sustainability among American metros in a new UN report card. But most U.S. cities are much lower and Americans are divided...

H. Ross Perot, seen here on July 11, 2002, ran for president in 1992 and 1996.

July 9, 2019 at 1:12 pm

H. Ross Perot pioneered the insurgent trail that Trump rode to victory | Jon Talton

The Texas tycoon pioneered the idea of an outsider who was successful in business would make a great president.

FILE – In this July 1969 file photo, Astronaut Edwin Aldrin walks by the footpad of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module. (AP/Photo, NASA, file) NY318

July 7, 2019 at 6:00 am

Half a century ago, the nation came together to put a human on the moon. Why the long decline since? | Jon Talton

The American moon landing was the culmination of an endeavor that brought out the best in us. Who could imagine the future would be so...

June 28, 2019 at 6:00 am

Facebook’s Libra could set table for the next financial catastrophe | Jon Talton

This mother of cryptocurrencies represents a clear and present danger to the financial system.

Crowds of employees walk at the Amazon campus near Brave Horse Tavern in South Lake Union Thursday, September 7, 2017. Amazon is going to be opening a second headquarters somewhere else in North America.

June 26, 2019 at 6:00 am

Seattle and other ‘superstar cities’ get boost from job concentration | Jon Talton

Density of jobs has become a critical element to prosperity and competitiveness. Seattle is one of four metros showing how this pays off.

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to kick-off his re-election campaign in Orlando, Fla., June 18, 2019. President Trump’s Tuesday rally is the beginning of what polls suggest will be a difficult 18 months for the president as he seeks another four years. (Eve Edelheit/The New York Times) XNYT297 XNYT297

June 21, 2019 at 6:00 am

The appeal of Trumponomics belies its heavy costs | Jon Talton

As a candidate, Donald Trump made ambitious promises about what a businessman-president could do for the economy. Whether he deserves credit for this expansion is...

FILE — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) campaigns at a town hall meeting in Elkhart, Ind., June 5, 2019. Warren, whose presidential campaign has gained momentum in recent weeks, is polling ahead of Sen. Bernie Sanders among Nevada voters, and is trailing only former Vice President Joe Biden there, according to a new poll released on June 12. (Mark Felix/The New York Times) XNYT122 XNYT122

June 14, 2019 at 6:00 am

‘Warren has a plan for that’: One contender’s detailed road map for economic change | Jon Talton

The Massachusetts senator offers a detailed set of policies to reverse the decline of the middle class. They couldn't be more different from today's version...

Cranes dot the Seattle skyline, looking west from Capitol Hill Thursday, January 24, 2018.

June 7, 2019 at 6:00 am

Happy days here to stay? Ten years of expansion move into cloudy territory | Jon Talton

The slow but steady economic recovery marks an important anniversary. But trade wars put its staying power in doubt.

FILE – In this April 10, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg returns from a break as he testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are moving to investigate Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple over their aggressive business practices, and the House Judiciary Committee has announced an antitrust probe of unidentified technology companies. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) NYJK214 NYJK214

June 5, 2019 at 6:00 am

Want to bust up Big Tech’s monopoly power? Don’t stop there. | Jon Talton

Antitrust enforcement and tougher regulation are needed for many industries beyond the tech giants. Gigantism hurts competition and growth.