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There are other ways to understand inflationary pressures and the economy. “When folks talk about inflation, they’re very quick to the draw, to go straight to the Fed as a solution and to demand as the diagnosis of the problem,”…
The departure of nearly half of the coalition suggests that the Blue Dogs "are on their last leg," tweeted Lindsay Owens, executive director of the economic justice group Groundwork Collaborative.
Dr. Rakeen Mabud, chief economist and director general of policy and research at the Groundwork Collaborative, said we are not out of the woods. “The Federation has increased interest rates seven times in the last year. And there is a…
“I unfortunately have a similarly depressing assessment,” said Dr. Rakeen Mabud, Chief Economist and Managing Director of Policy and Research at the Groundwork Collaborative, a left-leaning activist group. She said there are two major threats on the horizon. “The first…
What can be fixed? Rakeen Mabud argues that Congress should pass federal price-gouging legislation and that the FTC and the Justice Department should prosecute speculators. Compared to other recessions, the economic downturn due to COVID was not so bad. “It…
“Not all debt is created equal,” said Lindsay Owens, an economic sociologist who is executive director of the liberal Groundwork Collaborative in Washington. “When we’re making critical investments, and stimulus, coming out of a recession, there are a lot of…
The threat of a recession still looms which could result in job losses and budget cutbacks that will bring pain to many Americans. How long would this recession last? What populations will suffer the most? What areas of the economy…
“It’s economically, fiscally, and morally irresponsible for the new House majority to be playing games with the debt limit and threatening an economic crisis – and there’s absolutely no reason for Sen. Manchin or anyone else to play along,” Lindsay…
Mike Mitchell, director of policy and research at Groundwork Collaborative, joined the Rick Smith Show to discuss the new House majority’s tax plan.
The threat of a recession still looms which could result in job losses and budget cutbacks that will bring pain to many Americans. How long would this recession last? What populations will suffer the most? What areas of the economy…