Financial Crisis Management for Small Businesses
In this workshop for Cal Poly Pomona, I reveal the best practices to manage your liquidity, negotiate your commitments, and seize opportunities that only come when the market is weak.
Commercial Real Estate Industry Outlook
If you're interested to see what's happening in the economy, what to expect, and what we can do about it, you can watch this brief economic forecast I delivered a couple weeks ago.
Letter to a Trump Supporter #9: Donald Trump's Character
This is the ninth and last in my series of “Letters to a Trump Supporter,” from correspondence with a family friend who supports Mr. Trump. Yesterday, I addressed Hillary Clinton’s character. Today, I will address Donald Trump’s.
Our Kids Aren't the Only Ones Suffering From Inequality. We're Failing Our Parents Too!
Clearly, inequality affects Americans of every age -- and that is why you cannot cure what ails the children without treating the parents, for the ailment is not generational. It is economic, and it perpetuates itself down through the generations.
The Minimum Wage Shows Why (and How) We Should Vote Today
For today is Election Day, and on this day, we will elect 36 governors. This is no time to stay home when the polling places are open. This is a time to choose leaders who will act where Washington has not.
The Ryan Budget Is an Affront to Economics and American History
This is a cruel, counterproductive path we are on, and that is not a statement of mere opinion. It is the inescapable conclusion of data-driven, cutting-edge economic research based on real-world evidence and the accumulated lessons of American history.
Do the Math: People Don't Choose to Be Poor or Unemployed
On the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, many Americans are still operating under the assumption that people choose to be poor and unemployed, that they'd rather be lazy than rich, that they can afford the basic necessities of life. But the numbers tell a different story.
An Open Letter to the One Percent
You are the most powerful citizens of the most powerful country in the world. Your country needs you. You have the influence, the means, and the brainpower to turn this economy around, but you must know the facts. You must hear the cold, hard truth.
The Federal Government Didn't Lose the War on Poverty. It Retreated.
It's no surprise that the poverty rate rose to 15 percent during the Great Recession. A century of progress has been forgotten.
Why President Obama Is Right to Focus on Inequality
During a period when the economy doubled in size, the total income earned by 90 percent of Americans didn't increase by a single penny. All the gains went to the richest 10 percent.