To save Americans from COVID-19’s economic fallout, Congress needs to extend unemployment benefits.
Robert J. Shapiro
Follow Robert on Twitter @robshapiro. Robert J. Shapiro, a Washington Monthly contributing writer, is the chairman of Sonecon and a Senior Fellow at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. He previously served as Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs under Bill Clinton and advised senior members of the Obama administration on economic policy.
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Trump’s Bungled Pandemic Response Is Crushing American Incomes
New data shows the costs of the administration’s failure to stem the coronavirus outbreak.
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No, the Unemployment Rate Didn’t Really Drop in May
Donald Trump bragged about a bogus jobs number and defiled George Floyd’s name in the process.
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The Economic Recovery Will Be a Whimper, Not a Bang
Many economists, including some liberals, are predicting a strong comeback by November. They are using the wrong models.
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The Real Unemployment Rate Is Worse Than Trump Will Tell Us
There are millions of more jobless Americans than the Labor Department’s April report suggests.
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Here’s How Much Trump’s Mishandling of COVID-19 Will Cost the Economy
Using international comparisons, we can calculate the economic impact of an inept response to a pandemic.
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The Case for Universal Mandatory COVID-19 Testing
Without a vaccine, it’s the only safe pathway back to something resembling normal life.
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A Long-Term Plan to Save the Economy From Coronavirus
It will take more than a $2-trillion stimulus.
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The Threat of the Coronavirus to the U.S. Economy
This problem won’t go away quickly, no matter how much the president would like it to.
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The U.S. Cannot Finance Medicare for All
It doesn’t matter how much Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren would raise taxes.
