What We’re Reading@BSP

This month we’re highlighting some of the strengths, and peculiarities, of the U.S. economy.

How should we place the summer of 2023 within the larger narrative of U.S. economic history?

The U.S. seems to have avoided a large-scale recession, but we also consider signs of longer-term economic and social shifts.

From climate to the economy, how can we forge a more hopeful future?

This month, the “messy present” persists, posing both challenges and opportunities. 

This month, what is normal now, and who defines it?

This month, encouraging signs that the U.S. economy is beginning to transform for the better.

How are twists and turns in the pandemic-era economy continuing to impact business, markets and labor?

How has the Russian invasion of Ukraine rippled through the global economy, and are there signs of a more hopeful future?

This month, we explore an unusual inflection point for the U.S. economy: an economic slowdown dominated by layoffs of white-collar workers.