Overwhelming evidence supports quite a different bedtime story—one that calls for far more humane unemployment policies.
The economy remains in a deep hole, with unemployment and underemployment far above pre-pandemic levels.
Despite the reservation’s Democratic tendencies and its struggles amid the pandemic, the president is trying to woo Navajo voters.
Workers ages 16–24 face high unemployment and an uncertain future
The expiration of stimulus benefits has thrown millions into poverty, even as the unemployment crisis continues to hammer workers. There’s a deep sickness at the heart of the American economy.
What we know so far about health insurance losses and what it means for policy
US billionaires’ wealth is soaring while millions remain unemployed, creating a country with two economies and increased inequality
More jobs are disappearing for good, dashing hopes of a rapid economic rebound.
COVID-19's catastrophic rates of sickness and death, as well as tragic economic consequences, require the boldest remedies this country is capable of mustering. There will be no economic recovery until the virus is contained.
Policymakers in the 1960s had the answers - give political and economic power to the people - but walked away. Instead, policymakers blamed black people for the instability, ignoring the buildup of centuries of racial oppression.
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