1919, 1946, 2021—after wars and pandemics, workers are restless.
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Posted inCoronavirus
How to Vaccinate the World
There’s a lot more the Biden administration can do to stop the pandemic—like no more kowtowing to pharma.
Posted inBooks
The Great Pandemic and the Global Response
A Q&A with Adam Tooze about his new book on the economics of COVID
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Great Supply Shock We Brought Upon Ourselves
A half-century of neglecting fragilities in production and a confluence of disruptions have brought us to this point.
Posted inTAP
Vaccine Update: Pfizer Sticks It to Uncle Sam
Today on TAP: The drug industry and global vaccine needs
Posted inTAP
How We Avoided Great Depression 2.0 Last Year
Today on TAP: Cash assistance during the pandemic
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Congress’s Latest Giveaway to Weapons Makers
While 7.5 million workers lose unemployment, members of Congress want to bail out the military industry.
Posted inTAP
The Half-Woke Working Class
Today on TAP: Rebuilding the labor movement will take more than individual acts of rebellion