Tag: American Rescue Plan (2021)

Don’t Let Inflation Bury the Memory of a Government Triumph

We got our economic response to the coronavirus right. Why would we let go of that success?

House G.O.P. Eyes Rescinding Unspent Covid Money as Part of Its Fiscal Plan

Estimates put the amount of leftover money between $50 billion and $70 billion. But even if Republicans could claw it back, it would not make much of a dent in the deficit.

Top Economist Leaves White House, and an Economy Not Yet ‘Normal’

Cecilia Rouse says lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic continue to haunt the recovery from recession — and drag on Americans’ optimism for the economy.