Inside Cascade PBS
A series that asks: What does coronavirus mean for capitalism?
Crosscut columnist Katie Wilson digs into our impending economic collapse and whether returning to "normal" is possible — or desirable.
Katie Wilson
Katie Wilson is the General Secretary of the Transit Riders Union, a Seattle-based organization advocating for improved public transit and other progressive urban issues. She is a contributin
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Opinion
The uncertain future of capitalism after coronavirus
The pandemic made a global economic slowdown much worse. Maybe it’s time to rethink a system based on endless growth.
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Is the COVID-19 recession a prelude to major economic collapse?
Extreme financial risk-taking, combined with the effects of the pandemic, may spell disaster for the U.S. economy.
Opinion
Looking back at the Great Recession from the eye of a pandemic
Can theories about the 2008 financial collapse shine a light on the COVID-19 slump?
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Recession or depression? Making sense of the COVID-19 slump
Whether our present predicament will last months or years sidesteps important questions about capitalism.