Fight the Wolf, Then the Termites
As the nation grapples with devastating healthcare and economic consequences of the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers in Washington have been ratcheting-up their responses.
Analysis & Indicators
Inflation: Here Today, Here Tomorrow?
January 20, 2022This week on Facing the Future, we discussed the inflation outlook with Jason Furman, former chair of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors from 2013-17, and now a profess
CBO Score of Permanent Costs of Build Back Better Act Show $3 Trillion Increase in Deficits
December 10, 2021Build Back Better Act - Transformational or Temporary?Â
Transformational policies are not temporary policies.
If Democrats Want to Save Build Back Better, It Must Be Paid For in Full
December 29, 2021The Hill
"The Build Back Better Act (BBBA) is now on the back burner. Can it be salvaged?
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As 2021 Comes to a Close, Unfinished Business Dominates 2022 Congressional Agenda
January 04, 2022For our last Facing the Future program of 2021, I gathered an all-star panel of Concord Coalition staff including: Policy Director Tori Gorman, Chief Economist Steve Robinson, Na
The Vital Role of Immigration
December 22, 2021This week on Facing the Future, Concord Coalition Chief Economist Steve Robinson and I spoke with Richard Jackson, President and Founder of the Global Aging Institute, about the
Unfinished Business Looms in 2022
December 22, 2021By any measure, this has been an eventful year on the budget front.