Segments From This Episode

• Pro athletes have a platform, and they’re using it

  by Marielle Segarra

  

  By refusing to take to the court or field, players are trying to effect change. But how effective are they likely to be?

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• Restaurants struggling to hire, despite high unemployment

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  The pandemic is worsening the labor crunch in an industry that’s been short-handed for years.

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• Iowa farmers struggling after storms “flattened all of our crops”

  by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban

  

  Iowa corn and soybean farmer April Hemmes says that for many farmers, “it’s like they lost their job and their house all in one day.”

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• Greece no longer the “sick man of Europe,” emerging almost unscathed from COVID-19

  

  In spite of a recent upsurge in cases of COVID-19, heavily indebted Greece has handled the pandemic more effectively than many of its European partners.

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• As Nike tightens control, its swoosh may disappear from some retailers’ shelves

  by Erika Beras

  

  The athletic wear manufacturer is reportedly cutting off some brick-and-mortar and online retailers.

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• How 3 small businesses are surviving the pandemic

  by Sean McHenry

  

  “Everything is interconnected,” said Patty Delgado, CEO of Hija de tu Madre. “I think no business or no industry is totally immune to this.”

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