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
Posted inCoronavirus
Everybody Hates the SBA
How did one of the most addled government agencies end up as our last line of pandemic defense?
Posted inCoronavirus
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
Posted inEconomic Policy
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.
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Relief: Can Pelosi and Trump Triangulate McConnell?
Today on TAP: The next coronavirus aid bill
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The Absolute Absurdity of Blanket Corporate Immunity
With his new proposal, McConnell rides to the rescue of America’s least imperiled.
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Centrist Democrat Backs Bailout Plan Pushed by His Private Equity Donors
New Jersey Representative Josh Gottheimer is backing a plan from one of his top private equity donors to expand a Federal Reserve bailout program.
