America needs to get serious about the looming recession

It's going to happen at some point, and the Federal Reserve is not prepared

Another recession is coming.
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Is America headed for another economic crash?

From late 2010 through 2014, there was a gradual but steady increase in economic strength, with each year slightly better than the last. It was nowhere near good enough to completely undo the damage of the Great Recession, but it seemed like things were heading in the right direction.

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Ryan Cooper

Ryan Cooper is a national correspondent at TheWeek.com. His work has appeared in the Washington Monthly, The New Republic, and the Washington Post.