Tag: Op-Ed
A call for ‘Marshall Plan’ for R.I. small businesses
The COVID-19 pandemic will go down as one of the most important events in our history. Its impact is already causing exponential disruption, which...
COVID-19 will change how states compete for jobs
COVID-19 has triggered an economic contraction unlike any other. States that adopt a strategic vision to address the crisis will have a better chance...
It’s up to us to make R.I.’s ‘new normal’ a better...
In these extraordinary times there is evidence of hope and generosity all around, just as there is uncertainty and urgent, extreme need. We are...
Coronavirus spurring spread of 3-D printers
As COVID-19 wreaks havoc on global supply chains, a trend of moving manufacturing closer to customers could go so far as to put miniature...
Income inequality getting worse in urban areas
Income inequality has surged in the United States over recent decades, surpassing its previous peak in the 1920s.
In 2016, the average income among the...
There are plenty of jobs, but where are the wages?
The most disappointing feature of the most recent jobs report is that wages did not grow very much, even though the U.S. economy is...
The status quo on health care is a sure disaster
Cassandra, of Greek mythology, predicted disaster. As Democrats debate Medicare for All versus the public option versus expanded “Obamacare” versus a yet-unnamed option, the...
Want to save the middle class? Rework unions
If the U.S. is going to make a big dent in income inequality and raise living standards for the middle class, it’s going to...
Uncle Sam can’t whip us into shape
I trust government to soften the harshness of capitalism via subsidies , to provide health insurance , to build roads and bridges, to maintain...
Trillion-dollar is just what the economy needs right now
The federal budget deficit was just shy of $1 trillion for fiscal year 2019, prompting the usual hand-wringing about the long-term fiscal health of...
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