Grocery workers across the globe are working the frontlines during lockdowns meant to keep the coronavirus from spreading
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Why do so many ‘essential’ workers get paid so little? Here’s what economists have to say.
There are four key reasons, experts say, including an entrenched power differential.
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How the coronavirus recession puts service workers at risk
Economic activity is slowing rapidly, both in the United States and around the world. Social distancing, stalling global trade, widespread illness and the closing of borders, restaurants and schools will all contribute to the next Great Recession. Early estimates suggest that between 14 million and 37 million jobs could be lost during the initial spread […]
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Elliott Epstein: By suspending his campaign, Bernie Sanders avoids a train wreck
On Wednesday, Bernie Sanders announced he was suspending his campaign for the presidency, finally acknowledging that winning the Democratic nomination would be virtually impossible. An improbable candidate, the 78-year-old maverick, with his pugnacious style, irascible personality, unkempt appearance, and Brooklyn accent as thick as a New York cheese cake, has certainly enlivened the 2020 (and […]
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Lack of health care access made rural Maine more vulnerable in the 1918-19 flu pandemic
Like a lot civic minded professionals, Dr. William Hatch liked to travel. Befitting one who had been president of the Maine Eclectic Medical Association and who was then the secretary of the New England chapter, the New Sharon based physician was often drawn to the drama of urban life. An accomplished historian he was the […]
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What you need to do to get your government stimulus check
The IRS and the Treasury Department say Americans will start receiving their economic impact checks in the next three weeks
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Stimulus package will remain half-baked unless local governments get more of the dough
State and local authorities are expected to get $150 billion in an attempt to alleviate economic fallout from the coronavirus. But the money will be thinly spread and could run out quickly.
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Coronavirus is a game changer for society not just the economy
Pandemics like COVID-19 are not only powerful forces for inflicting human suffering but, as history has shown, for causing societal change. The suffering is predictable, but trying to foretell the nature and scope of resulting societal change is like seeing “through a glass darkly.” There will be profound consequences for the U.S. economy if we […]
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I recovered from the coronavirus. But I’m still living with its effects.
When I recovered, my journey was far from over.
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I treat coronavirus patients. I worry about infecting my colleagues — or my kids.
We have enough protective equipment for now. By next week, we won’t.