Segments From This Episode

• Employees look at their companies’ actions — not just statements

  by Erika Beras

  

  Many companies issued statements in support of the anti-racial bias movement. But some employees question internal actions and policies.

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• Neighborhoods where stores were destroyed become food deserts overnight

  by Marielle Segarra

  

  Grocery stores. Bodegas. Pharmacies. Check-cashing spots. All gone.

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• Depleted sales tax revenue means states have to cut budgets

  by Andy Uhler

  

  Texas is already near the bottom in per capita spending on education, and cuts would only make it worse.

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• Overdraft fees are hitting vulnerable communities the hardest

  by Justin Ho

  

  The fees can drive many out of the banking system entirely, experts say.

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• Saving vs. spending during a recession

  by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser

  

  Having savings is important in hard times, but the paradox of thrift theory explains how that could be bad for the economy.

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• Why well-connected suburbs are suddenly the best place to run a food truck

  by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

  

  Matt Geller, president of the National Food Truck Association, says the coronavirus wrecked lunch service but operators are building their evening business, especially outside city centers.

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