The June issue of The New Republic includes a feature by Dean Baker, “Building An Economy That Works Again – A Practical Blueprint for Reform in the Wake of the Coronavirus Shutdown”. TNR talks with Baker about the inevitable contraction of our economy and politically feasible policies he puts forth in his article that we could undertake to build a prosperous and equitable economic future.

Dean Baker, Senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research and a visiting professor at the University of Utah. His most recent book is Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of Modern Economy were Structured to make the Rich Richer.