Biden Goes Big
Feb 1, 2021 lauds the new US administration's $1.9 trillion rescue plan – and marvels at its GOP opponents' insincerity.
Joseph E. Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate in economics and University Professor at Columbia University, is Chief Economist at the Roosevelt Institute and a former senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank. His most recent book is People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent.
Feb 1, 2021 lauds the new US administration's $1.9 trillion rescue plan – and marvels at its GOP opponents' insincerity.
Jan 12, 2021 highlights the challenges that need to be overcome to avoid a recurrence of Donald Trump's toxic presidency.
Jan 4, 2021 explains what it will take to overcome the lasting effects of the global COVID-19 crisis.
Dec 31, 2020 suggests how the US president-elect can reaffirm America's commitment to international rule of law.
Dec 2, 2020 explains how the next US treasury secretary can help to undo some of the damage of the past four years.
Calls by US President Joe Biden and others to “build back better” after the COVID-19 catastrophe have attracted widespread support, raising hopes of far-reaching changes in policymaking and business. But which new norms and concrete measures lie beyond leaders’ hortatory appeals, and who should implement them?