The National Bureau of Economic Research says the U.S. in a recession. But smaller businesses are more optimistic than they were a month ago. And, how the NFL is responding to protests for justice around the country.
In the past, the National Bureau of Economic Research has watched an economic decline for longer before declaring a recession. But this is no ordinary contraction.
Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league was “wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier,” but he has not mentioned quarterback Colin Kaepernick by name.