Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion package for public health and economic relief from the coronavirus.
December 4, 2020Radical shifts in the economy cannot be easily managed.
December 4, 2020For those who cannot see it: we are in one of the most profound crises of American history.
December 2, 2020Trump seems to have accepted that he’s going to have to leave office, and to be exploring his options.
November 20, 2020There were pretty strong hints that Republicans were disinterested in continuing the CARES Act’s Federal Reserve lending facilities after it technically expires at the end of the year. The deadline could be extended, but Treasury would have to agree to the terms. And yesterday, Steve Mnuchin pulled the plug.
November 12, 2020Eight months into this crisis, more people are filing for benefits every week than the worst week of the Great Recession. As of last week, 21 million workers are claiming meager unemployment benefits, without any federal enhancement.
November 6, 2020It means a smaller set of relief, unfortunately, though that’s better than gridlock.
October 26, 2020If you close just bars and restaurants you’ve gone a surprisingly long way to eliminating spread, and minimizing the events that allow the virus to run rampant.
- October 22, 2020
The CARES Act delayed a reckoning that those economically affected by the pandemic should never have had to face. But that reckoning is finally here.
October 19, 2020The bill McConnell’s bringing on Monday is likely to be a fake bill.
