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Posted inCoronavirus
Kushner Squeezes Tenants While Lining Up for Bailout Money
Despite eviction bans in New York, the real-estate firm owned by the president’s son-in-law is telling tenants to pay up.
Posted inEconomic Policy
What Members of Congress Can Do After the Bailout
Despite passage, policymakers must be persistent and engaged in the implementation stage.
Posted inCoronavirus
Union Wins $3 Billion to Protect Airport Workers
SEIU persuades Congress to dedicate funds in the stimulus legislation to keeping 100,000 airport workers solvent.
Posted inCoronavirus
It’s Time to Revive the Excess Profits Tax
As during the world wars, companies that profit because of the crisis should not grow rich just because of the crisis.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: The Essential Imbalance of the 2020 Bailout
Plus, it may be time for a general strike. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for March 26, 2020.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Avoid Taxes, Receive Federal Bailouts
It’s the common thread among a host of companies lining up to feed on a rescue package.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Bailouts, a Tradition Unlike Any Other
Plus, another virtual event and a gracenote to Trump’s use of the Defense Production Act. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for March 25, 2020.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Repeating the Mistakes of the 2008 Bailout
We needed to rescue the financial system in 2008, and we need to support sectors like airlines and aerospace now—but TARP is the wrong model.
