By preparing to raise a key metric called the ‘social cost of carbon,’ the president signals that more stringent emissions rules are just around the corner.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Portland Forecaster
Portland area commercial brokers reflect on a challenging year
Retail and office space vacancies in greater Portland went up in 2020, but the industrial space sector remained strong, brokers say.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Biden’s COVID relief plan isn’t overkill
The $1.9 trillion proposal could also help the U.S. recover from the Great Recession.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Mob riots aren’t our only crisis. Jobs are evaporating while COVID deaths skyrocket
The country is sliding in more ways than one, and we can’t afford to ignore it.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Small-business growth is the recession’s cure
The job loss in 2020 was worse than any recession in the last 50 years and will take extraordinary action to bring jobs back.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: How restaurants became one of America’s most selfless institutions
Community outreach during the pandemic has become both a branding opportunity and a moral imperative that will change the industry’s future.
Posted inBusiness
World Bank sees subdued recovery in 2021, plenty of risk
It warns that ‘the global economy is heading for a decade of growth disappointments’ if policymakers don’t establish comprehensive reforms.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Haves, Have-Nots and Have-Lots – a tale of three economies
While we can work to lessen inequality, it is more important to lessen inequity.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Los Angeles locked down, but COVID came anyway
The city’s crisis contradicts the simple narrative that outbreaks are punishment for red-state recklessness.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: ‘She-cession’ strikes Black and Latina women the most
Some have labeled the pandemic-driven economic slump a “she-cession,” noting how heavily it has weighed on women. Yet this is so general as to be misleading: The real victims have been primarily Latina and Black. To help them recover, Congress and the Biden administration must recognize and address the issues – particularly in the family […]