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Under Cover of Covid, Republicans Will Come After Social Security as They Have Done Repeatedly Before
by Steven Pressman | Aug 18, 2020 | Coronavirus, Economy…on approaches, Biden should channel his inner FDR, talk about expanding Social Security, and emphasize his sharp differences with Donald Trump on this issue. Steven Pressman is professor of economics at Colorado State University, author of Fifty Major…
After Covid-19: A Policy Blueprint
by Steven Pressman | Jun 20, 2020 | CoronavirusMajor crises bring lasting change. We should expect no less from the Covid-19 depression. The only question is what kind of change we will get. The New Deal gave us Social Security, unemployment insurance, and infrastructure construction. Soldiers re…
Great Depression II or Great Federal Debt
by Steven Pressman | May 19, 2020 | Coronavirus, EconomyThinking several steps ahead prepares us for the future; not doing so invites failure. The inability to think ahead has turned a global health crisis into an economic crisis for the United States and a political crisis for President Trump. Currently…
Covid-19 Presents a Unique Set of Economic Challenges to Policymakers
by Steven Pressman | Apr 30, 2020 | Coronavirus, EconomyAs I write this, there have been more than 336,000 reported cases of the coronavirus in the United States, and over 9,600 have died from it. Some experts contend that, in the worst possible case scenario, the virus is capable of killing as many as th…
Debt Wrong: Dealing With College Costs and the College Debt Crisis
by Steven Pressman | Feb 12, 2020 | Economy…ignore this surging problem any longer. Steven Pressman is professor of economics at Colorado State University, author of Fifty Major Economists, 3rd edition (Routledge, 2013) and Understanding Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century (Routledge, 2015),…