For many service workers, COVID-19 provided the opportunity to leave food retail and take up employment in the cannabis industry.
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Posted inBuilding Back America
Biden’s Build Back Better Plan Is First and Foremost a Jobs Plan
All that public investment rebuilds infrastructure, greens the economy, and supports caregiving—but mainly it creates at least four million good jobs.
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
Posted inWorking in America
Labor’s Improved but Uncertain Prospects
The public backs unions but the law does not, though some key administration officials are trying to change that.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The White House Had Midterm Plans. The Delta Variant Laughed.
We’re likely to see long-term economic impacts from the months-long surge in cases.
Posted inTAP
No, Unemployment Benefits Are Not Discouraging Work
Today on TAP: Cutting benefits early did not improve employment numbers
Posted inPolitics
Altercation: The Myth of Those Lazy UI Recipients
A Wall Street Journal story demonstrates how not to prove that unemployment benefits deter job-seeking.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Exit, Voice, and Choice in the Pandemic
Paradoxically, COVID put a lot of people out of work but also gave them a lot of new options. That might be efficient for both the economy and for personal dignity.