Progressives have offered two big ideas: enhanced unemployment, or government-funded payrolls. Which makes more sense? A Prospect debate.
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A Way to Help Workers, Now and in the Future
During the pandemic, worker health and bargaining power are the top economic priorities. Boosting unemployment serves both goals.
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The Real Villain in Bankruptcies: Private Equity
Today on TAP: Companies destroyed by predators, not the pandemic
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Unsanitized: A Bailout for Elites, Crumbs for Everyone Else
Plus, the meatpacker plot thickens. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for May 27, 2020.
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Taking Public Money and Screwing Workers: The Airlines
Today on TAP: United and others must comply with bailout terms
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Everybody Hates the SBA
How did one of the most addled government agencies end up as our last line of pandemic defense?
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Unsanitized: Congress Objects to the Bailout It Approved
Plus, will corporations sue governments over the pandemic, and private equity seems troubled. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for May 20, 2020.
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America’s One Public Bank Is Number One in Saving Small Businesses
Today on TAP: The Bank of North Dakota helps local banks implement the PPP
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The Dawn of the BlackRock Era
The world’s largest asset manager is poised for overwhelming influence no matter who wins the next presidential election.
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Unsanitized: The K Street Bailout Would Apply to Practically Every Trade Group
Plus, reopening stumbles. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for May 12, 2020.