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Economics

August 7, 2020 5:32 am

Avoiding Hooverville: Why We Need to Extend and Reform Pandemic Unemployment Insurance

Unfortunately, even with the trillions of dollars already pumped into the economy, great damage is being done.
Brent Orrell and Matt Leger
April 9, 2020 5:33 am

Three Things We Don’t Need in the Next Stimulus Bill (And One We Do)

Now that the President has signed the bipartisan $2.3 trillion stimulus package, talk has already shifted to what…

Jonathan Bydlak
March 14, 2020 8:26 am

A Recession is a Public Health Necessity. Here’s How to Make it Short and Sharp.

Stopping COVID-19 will cause a recession. We can be smart about the stimulus we use to fight it.
Steven Hamilton and Stan Veuger
February 3, 2020 5:41 am

Is Congress Willing to Assert Responsibility for Trade? 

Congress has the means to stand up to the executive branch... if it wants to.
Philip Wallach, James Wallner and Clark Packard
December 3, 2019 5:56 am

Warren’s Hidden, Destructive Tax Proposal: The Head Tax

After weeks of pressure to explain how she would fund her Medicare for All plan without raising taxes…

Andrew Wilford