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Apr 8, 2020

COVID-19 is not “the great equalizer”

Plus, converting hotels into homeless shelters, when recession turns into depression and our new embrace of processed food.

Staff and volunteers hold a drive for personal protective equipment to donate to hospitals in Chicago, where 70% of people who have died from COVID-19 are African American. — Staff and volunteers hold a drive for personal protective equipment to donate to hospitals in Chicago, where 70% of people who have died from COVID-19 are African American.
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Segments From This Episode

COVID-19 is not the great equalizer; it’s hitting black communities hardest
by Jasmine Garsd
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“We’re talking about some fundamental issues in terms of how our society is ordered and structured,” one professor says.
To house the homeless, agencies turn to vacant hotels
by Amy Scott
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Homeless people are much more likely to contract COVID-19 — and to die from it — than the general population.
Global trade in goods could fall by as much as 32% this year
by Mitchell Hartman
Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
Even a smaller decline is likely to have a knock-on effect.
During lockdown, packaged comfort foods are back
by Nova Safo
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Consumers are seeking comfort and convenience in their foods as they endure lock downs.
For steel business, pandemic poses new kind of uncertainty
by Kai Ryssdal, Alli Fam and Andie Corban
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The coronavirus makes planning and logistics even more difficult for industry coming off trade war with China.
Jobless Brits urged to “pick for Britain” as COVID-19 blocks foreign farmworkers
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Students and the unemployed are asked to help harvest crops that could go to waste.

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The Team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II