Stories tagged: "economic crisis"

Economy Black woman working at grocery store; Black and Latina women hit hard by job loss
Economy Data from December’s Job Losses Show Black and Latina Women Were Impacted the Most

Women of color, for whom economic recovery is a more difficult task, continue to be hit hardest by the pandemic’s economic downturn.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers January 12, 2021 5:13 pm EST
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Commentary I’m a Stay-at-Home Mom Who Planned to Start Working in 2020. Then COVID Happened.

Without the aid of the public school system, our society simply fails to factor in child care, and it’s women who are tasked with resolving this issue for their families.

Olivia Christensen Olivia Christensen January 8, 2021 1:24 pm EST
Economy graffiti on McConnell's door saying Where's My Money while Americans wait for stimulus checks
Economy Some Americans Who Used Online Tax Filing Services May Have To Wait To Get Their $600 Stimulus Check

The IRS sent millions of much-anticipated stimulus relief checks to closed accounts with no known plan to get funds to taxpayers soon.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers January 7, 2021 3:52 pm EST
Coronavirus Mary Taylor and her family. Photos via subject.
Coronavirus ‘I Have Nowhere to Go’: This New York City Mother Is One of Millions Facing the Threat of Eviction

A recent report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found that nearly 7 million renter households face housing insecurity in the coming months.

Andy Hirschfeld Andy Hirschfeld December 18, 2020 12:16 pm EST
Elections Handyman Louis Peters, 64, stands outside a polling place in Marietta, Ga, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, the first day of Georgia's early voting period. (AP Photo/Jeff Martin)
Elections Georgians Need COVID Relief—And They’re Using Their Vote to Say It

"I think the stimulus is overdue,” said handyman Louis Peters, 64, who voted Monday on the first day of early-in-person balloting in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta.

Associated Press Associated Press December 16, 2020 10:48 am EST

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election
Economy States and cities are trying to aid their small businesses, but with their own strapped budgets, can only do so much to stave off disaster without federal assistance.
Economy States and Cities Are Trying to Save Their Small Businesses and Services

As Mitch McConnell refuses to provide much-needed aid to cities and states, some local governments are trying to provide their own aid.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil December 10, 2020 4:55 pm EST
Business Child care
Business These Small Businesses Take Care of Your Children. Who’s Taking Care of Them During the Pandemic?

“I’m trying to carry on here every day. I’m coming in at 6:30 every morning and I’m here until 5:30 in the evening. I’m the owner and director, I’m here all the time, and I have a family at home to worry about as well."

Cassandra Stone Cassandra Stone December 1, 2020 12:51 pm EST