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The Economic Fallout of the Coronavirus for People of Color Article

A woman gives vouchers for groceries, provided by the food bank Feeding South Florida, to people lined up in their vehicles on April 6, 2020, in Sunrise, Florida. (Getty/Joe Raedle)

The Economic Fallout of the Coronavirus for People of Color

Occupational segregation, employment discrimination, and exploitation make economic downturns, such as the one created by the COVID-19 pandemic, worse in communities of color by destabilizing jobs, undermining small businesses, and increasing income shocks and unexpected expenses.

Apr 14, 2020

Connor Maxwell, Danyelle Solomon

How Congress Can Help Small Businesses Weather the Coronavirus Pandemic Article

An employee at a Boston restaurant tapes paper in the windows following a statewide order to close all nonessential businesses in Massachusetts during the COVID-19 pandemic, March 2020. (Getty/The Boston Globe/David L. Ryan)

How Congress Can Help Small Businesses Weather the Coronavirus Pandemic

Any new funding for the Paycheck Protection Program must provide immediate cash to the smallest businesses in order to protect them from the COVID-19 fallout.

Apr 13, 2020

Alexandra Thornton, Andy Green

Structural Changes Are Needed To Address Coronavirus Article

The U.S. Capitol is reflected in water as negotiations on a COVID-19 economic bailout continue on March 24, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Getty/Brendan Smialowski/AFP)

Structural Changes Are Needed To Address Coronavirus

Big reforms are necessary to protect public health, mitigate the risks of future outbreaks, and ensure the eventual recovery benefits most Americans.

Apr 1, 2020

David Madland

Industry and Firm Bailouts Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic Article

People walk through a sparse international departure terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport as concern over the coronavirus grows on March 7, 2020, in New York City. (Getty/Spencer Platt)

Industry and Firm Bailouts Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

Conditions on bailouts are necessary to protect workers and the public.

Mar 18, 2020

Marc Jarsulic, David Madland

Public Health Requires an Extraordinarily Aggressive Economic Response to Coronavirus Immediately—One That’s Larger Than What Many Imagine Article

The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C., March 2020. (Getty/Ting Shen)

Public Health Requires an Extraordinarily Aggressive Economic Response to Coronavirus Immediately—One That’s Larger Than What Many Imagine

The column recommends an immediate package at least the size of the Recovery Act in 2009—around $1 trillion in today’s dollars.

Mar 17, 2020

Neera Tanden, Andres Vinelli, Andy Green, 5 More Maura Calsyn, Danyelle Solomon, Alexandra Cawthorne Gaines, Marc Jarsulic, Olugbenga Ajilore

Climate Change Threatens the Stability of the Financial System Report

(A pedestrian walks past the Wall Street bull statue in New York City during heavy rain.)

Climate Change Threatens the Stability of the Financial System

U.S. regulators should protect the financial system from climate-related risks and help facilitate a smooth transition to a greener economy.

Nov 21, 2019

Gregg Gelzinis, Graham Steele

Fact Sheet: A Stronger Regulatory Framework for Shadow Banks Fact Sheet

Pedestrians walk past the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, July 2002. (Getty/Spencer Platt)

Fact Sheet: A Stronger Regulatory Framework for Shadow Banks

Improving the regulation of large, complex, and interconnected shadow banks and their activities would help to protect the economy from another financial collapse.

Jul 18, 2019

Gregg Gelzinis

Tailoring Banking Regulations to Accelerate the Next Crisis Report

The Eccles Building in Washington, D.C., houses the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 2016. (Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C.)

Tailoring Banking Regulations to Accelerate the Next Crisis

Regulators have taken several actions that needlessly increase the likelihood of another financial crisis.

May 16, 2019

Gregg Gelzinis

A Fair Deal for Farmers Report

A combine harvests wheat on the eastern shore of Maryland, June 2013. (Getty/ Edwin Remsburg)

A Fair Deal for Farmers

Through an analysis of two agricultural markets, this report illuminates the concerning trend of corporate consolidation in agriculture—and the damaging impact this trend has on independent family farms.

May 7, 2019

Caius Z. Willingham, Andy Green

Forced Arbitration: What You Need To Know Video