AOC on Covid-19 and Relief for Tenants
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Rep (D 14th, Qns & Bronx), talks about the federal relief package which is to include cash payments to everyone, as well as rent and mortgage relief, plus what social...
View ArticleSouth Korea's delivery workers face 'unbearable' pressures amid COVID-19
Even before COVID-19 swept through the country, South Korea had a well-known reputation for being a so-called “delivery nation.”
View ArticleCoronavirus has changed how we transport goods and ourselves. But will it last?
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that what’s “normal” can change dramatically and quickly to protect public health — and those lessons may be good for the climate, too.
View ArticleHow the US coronavirus stimulus package compares to those of Europe
The US just passed a $2 trillion stimulus. But how does it look compared to efforts in some European countries to mitigate the economic effect of the coronavirus pandemic?
View ArticleYour Unemployment Questions Answered
Ten million people have filed for unemployment over the last two weeks. Richard Blum, member of The Legal Aid Society’s Employment Law Unit, whose practice focuses on wage and hour law and...
View Article‘I am lucky I survived’: Voices from Iran, one of the worst-hit COVID-19...
Iran has the fifth highest death toll from COVID-19. And while some people are wondering whether they can survive financially, others are struggling to overcome the disease.
View ArticleSpain's street vendors deliver food, medical supplies amid coronavirus crisis
For over three weeks now, Barcelona’s union of African street vendors has been distributing food and other necessary items every day to hundreds of families in vulnerable situations — including fellow...
View ArticleFood supply logistics need a coronavirus ‘reset,’ says UN economist
How stable is the global food supply chain? The World's Marco Werman speaks with Maximo Torero, chief economist for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome.
View ArticleRestarting in Baby Steps
What does science tell us about the smartest, safest steps to take to restart the country once we start coming down the other side of the flattened curve? And what could life look like during the...
View ArticleWhat Job Did You Lose?
Listeners call in to share how the COVID-19 epidemic impacted their careers.
View Article'No fast track' to normal when it comes to reopening economies
As shutdown measures stretch into weeks and months, many communities across the globe are now wrestling with when and how to relax those policies.
View ArticlePolicymakers rush to stave off economic collapse on the African continent
Few industries on the continent have been spared by the epidemic. The region is projected to experience its first recession in 25 years, according to the World Bank. Among the biggest challenges for...
View ArticleUK lockdown could see beer flowing down the drain
The Campaign for Real Ale predicts that 50 million pints worth of beer will be dumped in the United Kingdom within weeks if the country’s lockdown continues.
View ArticleWithout protective gear, NYC bodega workers risk their lives
Hundreds of Yemeni bodega workers in New York City are on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight, just like doctors and nurses. Many deal with shortages of face masks, gloves and hand sanitizer. Now,...
View ArticleFrench dentists strip naked to protest lack of protective gear
Dozens of French dentists have taken pictures of themselves naked in their offices and posting the photos online with the hashtag #dentisteapoil — or, dentists in the buff. The dentists aim to show how...
View ArticleAs the coronavirus drags on, Mexico's food prices soar
The trend of rising food costs is playing out across the world because of a combination of disrupted supply chains, natural harvest cycles, plummeting currencies and limits on key exports. Experts...
View ArticleDoctors wait hours to fill tanks as Venezuela faces fuel shortages
Lines to buy fuel have been common in parts of Venezuela for years. But in recent weeks, the problem has arrived in the capital, where drivers are now waiting hours to fill their tanks.
View ArticleImmigrant ‘digital first responders’ provide vital services. They're in a...
The news media has become a vital resource during the coronavirus pandemic — especially outlets serving immigrant communities. But those organizations are suffering from the same financial crisis...
View ArticleEconomist Thomas Piketty: Pandemic exposes the 'violence of social inequality'
Thomas Piketty's new book, "Capital and Ideology," which came out in March, examines the history of policies and political systems that have sustained economic inequality and how the world might move...
View ArticlePandemic disrupts remittances, leaving immigrants' families without lifelines
In normal times, millions of small financial transactions take place daily worldwide when immigrants wire a portion of their earnings to loved ones back home. This year, the economic crisis is wrecking...
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