Improving Jobs Data May Miss Current Reality
After collapsing by 22 million in March and April, 4.8 million workers returned to work in June, according to today’s Employment
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Concord's Activities in the Age of COVID-19
July 02, 2020As a nonpartisan, grassroots organization, The Concord Coalition’s primary engagement method for more than 28 years has been face-to-face e
QUEST: Out of the Trough, Into the Unknown
July 01, 2020On the latest Facing the Future, I was joined by
Allocation of COVID-19 Federal Relief Funds
June 25, 2020Lawmakers in Washington have enacted four laws in response to the coronavirus pandemic totaling $2.4 trillion.
What an Economic Recovery Plan Could Look Like
June 24, 2020On the latest Facing the Future, I was joined by former economic adviser to President Obama and Harvard Prof
Sound Bipartisan Advice on Post-Pandemic Fiscal Policy
June 23, 2020Policymakers in Washington have responded to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic with a remarkable display of bipartisanship.
MMT: The New Free Lunch
June 18, 2020The rapid rise in federal debt caused by the need to support an economy devastated by COVID-19 has renewed interest in a school of economic thought called Modern Monetary Theory (MMT).
Breaking Down Our Debt
June 18, 2020Avoiding Myths and Mistakes After COVID-19
June 18, 2020On the latest Facing the Future, I was joined by Concord Coalition Executive Director
New, Virtual Initiative: “Budgets & Beverages”
June 11, 2020On June 4, roughly 25 young professionals gathered together (remotely), stared at computer screens and watched an animated video over Zoom.
The Looming Battle Over Pandemic Unemployment Insurance
June 11, 2020The economic devastation imposed by the coronavirus has been swift, steep, and wholly unlike any prior recession.