Steve Forbes: What's Ahead

Steve Forbes on how the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted life as we know it, including the future of professional sports. With devoted fans eager for a return to the playing field, Major League Baseball continues to face internal disputes, but with no opening day in sight, will 2020 be a year without baseball? Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Steve Forbes on whether America’s political and economic unrest will threaten its position on the world stage and accelerate China’s rise, and why a focus on tech and innovation is critical to the U.S. prevailing amid the global recession. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Steve Forbes on whether tech giants from Amazon to Google are paying their fair share of taxes and why Joe Biden’s plans to raise tax rates could discourage new investment, limit job creation and, ultimately, come at the expense of the U.S. economy. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Steve Forbes on why escalating tensions with China could derail recent market gains and put the U.S. coronavirus recovery at risk, and how states with unnecessarily slow reopening plans may be a drag on the rest of the U.S. economy. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Steve Forbes on how the Democratic Party’s election promises would slow our economic recovery and why its proposed policies would drive taxes higher, further depress the stock market and lead to devastating inflation. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Steve Forbes on why Florida dodged a devastating coronavirus outbreak and how Governor DeSantis’ early response and his data-driven approach to reopening the state offer a blueprint on balancing public safety with getting the economy back on track. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Steve Forbes on the state of the latest stimulus package, the legislative steps needed to put money in the pockets of the American people to prevent a deeper recession and why a new relief bill will ultimately pass, despite political infighting. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

From Elon Musk to the CDC to the nation’s governors, Steve Forbes on the coronavirus response: Who has done a better job in recent weeks battling the pandemic and taking swift action, who has failed the crisis management test, and what can be learned? Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Steve Forbes on why U.S. healthcare prices are the world's highest without patients experiencing commensurate results, and what can be learned from other healthcare system models that could provide Americans with higher-quality care at lower costs. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Steve Forbes on why prolonged lockdowns could pose greater health and economic dangers to Americans over time than the coronavirus itself and how the harm caused by shutdowns far outweigh the risks of reopening the country. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Steve Forbes on why creating a $50 billion vaccine prize would speed up breakthrough science and incentivize a coronavirus cure, and why funding the challenge is a small price to pay, given the pandemic’s immense human and economic costs. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Steve Forbes on why businesses must be shielded from the coming avalanche of meritless coronavirus lawsuits that could cripple their recovery and the litigation protection needed to give them the confidence to reopen and drive economic growth. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

How Treasury Secretary Mnuchin’s announcement that Washington will borrow a staggering $3 trillion this quarter to pay for COVID-19 rescue programs will create a future economic crisis—unless it is paid for the right way.

Suspending the payroll tax will drive critical economic growth, let Americans take home bigger paychecks and provide businesses with the stimulus relief they desperately need.

In this special anniversary edition of What’s Ahead, Steve takes a pause from the host chair to answer questions from Moira Forbes—Executive Vice President of Forbes Media, Publisher of Forbes Women, and last but not least, Forbes Daughter #4.