Jeff Bezos and wealthy business leaders like him are failing to protect their workers’ health.
coronavirus
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.
Posted inCoronavirus
The Journey of the Jobless
Congress boosted unemployment benefits. Now the challenge lies in getting them out to the unemployed, through underfunded state-level programs.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Playing Games With College Athletes’ Lives
A premature return to college football during the COVID-19 pandemic will irresponsibly sacrifice the health of college athletes.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Universal Basic Income or Job Guarantee? Why Not Both?
Supporters set these programs at odds, but they can work together to mitigate a crisis and provide basic dignity to everyone.
Posted inTAP
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 inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Look at That, Fraud in Mortgage Markets!
Plus, the post-corona world and media innumeracy. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for May 19, 2020.
Posted inCoronavirus
The Post-Corona World
Prospect editors look beyond the horizon at what the aftermath of the crisis will yield.
Posted inUncategorized
The Post-Corona World Podcast
Prospect editors discuss the post-pandemic future for labor, manufacturing, corporate power, and democracy.
Posted inCoronavirus
Post-Pandemic America
Will the pandemic reinforce—perhaps even accelerate—the ugly tendencies of our time? Or will it be a turning point?
