What Happened Today: Unemployment Keeps Rising, Economy Questions
NPR’s economics correspondent answers listener questions about unemployment and the state of the U.S. economy during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Pandemic Creates A Perfect Environment For New Types Of Fraud
The pandemic has caused fear, uncertainty and unpredictability, as well as lavished new forms of government aid. It became a perfect environment for scammers.
How A Decades-Old Unemployment Insurance System Is Measuring Up In The Pandemic
Indivar Dutta-Gupta, a co-executive director at the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality, explains the U.S. unemployment insurance system’s origins and role today.
What It Is Like To Be Evacuated During The Flooding In Michigan
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dawn Porter, a resident of Midland, Mich., about the flooding that forced thousands of people to evacuate.
President Trump Visits Michigan, Argues It’s Time To Reopen The State
President Trump on Thursday has visited a battleground state of Michigan, where he has sparred with Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — and made his case for reopening the state’s economy.
A Shoe Repair Shop In Atlanta Struggles To Keep Going After The Shutdown
Joe and Hattie Jordan, the owners of a shoe repair shop that has been operating in Atlanta for more than 50 years, struggle to keep going after the pandemic shutdown.
Coronavirus Update: Unemployment Numbers Keep Growing Across The U.S.
Even as the nation’s economy slowly reopens after shutdown, reports of millions more unemployed keep rolling in. NPR’s economics and science correspondents discuss the latest coronavirus news.
Food Banks Say SNAP Is A Better Way To Get Food To People
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is buying billions worth of food to give it to food banks. But food banks say that SNAP, also known as food stamps, is a better way to get food to people in need.
Trump Administration To Planned Parenthood: Return Coronavirus Relief Funds
The Small Business Administration is asking local Planned Parenthood affiliates to return funds received under a coronavirus relief program.
Target’s Average Day In April Was Bigger Than Cyber Monday
Though its stores remained open, Target saw its online sales jump 141% in the past three months, with 5 million shopping on the retailer chain’s website for the first time.
‘Catastrophic’ Dam Failures In Michigan Force Thousands To Evacuate
The National Weather Service called the event “extremely dangerous” and said it was caused by “catastrophic failures at the Edenville and Sanford dams,” located roughly 140 miles north of Detroit.
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