Tag: economy

Major irony: the perceived, 2016 “change” candidate was and is utterly incapable of change.

The pandemic highlighted the essential work that nursing home staff members perform—and the necessity of treating them as essential workers from now on.

We must “shift from an economy that is extractive and exploitative to one that regenerates and repairs,” the new report says.

Right now, one person—Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell—stands in the way of America’s fight against COVID-19.

lifting these financial burdens would help individual debt holders meet daily needs, reduce the racial wealth gap, and give a boost to the national economy.

Addressing the coronavirus pandemic can also provide opportunities to fight climate change and boost equity.

The government “could pay for a package right now” to cover economic losses—making it possible to curb Covid-19 transmission without increasing the financial suffering associated with shutting down commerce, said epidemiologist Michael Osterholm.

"I want to make sure that we conservatives keep on fighting to make sure we don't have a Green New Deal, we don't get rid of gas and coal and oil, that we don't have a Medicare For All plan ..."

As BlackRock has boisterously taken up the mantle of sustainable investing, it must do more to shepherd us into a peace-based economy.

In trying to get a sense of what kind of impact the election result will have on the economy, the past is a useful guide.