January 5, 2021The optimistic case for economic growth masks who those benefits might be reserved for.
December 23, 2020Congress, after nine months of dithering, passed a COVID relief bill, attached to a year-end omnibus that funds the government until next September. Into all this walks Donald Trump.
December 17, 2020Many of the largest firms that received loans got the quickest help, while the smallest ones — the type disproportionately owned by people of color and women — had to wait. Some never got anything.
December 10, 2020Bill Moyers talks with noted lawyer Steven Harper and distinguished historian Heather Cox Richardson about threats to democracy.
December 8, 2020Supply chain issues may be a concern; lack of access to the developing world is far greater of a calamity.
December 5, 2020Will Overlooked Voters of Color in Georgia Tip the US Senate Majority?
November 24, 2020Reduced demand and lack of stimulus may harm the overall economy, but some are already there.
November 18, 2020At 22, working for the non-profit organization Demos in New York, Heather McGhee plunged into the fight for debt reform, then tackled Wall Street corruption and consumer protection, and wound up president of Demos, leading its campaign against political and economic inequality. Heather McGhee decided to change the world, or at least try. Her new book is THE SUM OF US.
November 17, 2020The New Politics of the Poor in Joe Biden’s (and Mitch McConnell’s) USA
