Crisis and Recovery: We Can Do Better

As we scan our national horizon with its COVID pandemic and economic downturn, it’s crucial that we reconsider the way we think about recovery. Typically, this is what happens: Economic slides and catastrophic events precipitate serious job losses and reshape the...

Let’s Rethink Job Recovery This Time

With 8.4 percent unemployment (August 2020) and some 13.6 million Americans receiving unemployment benefits, the nation should review what we know about economic recovery, especially for the vulnerable among us.   Financial and social crises, plus automation create a...