Plus: Farmers’ economic outlook, racial inequities in health and what it’s like running a mall right now.
The adjustments smooth out predictable changes in employment, but the pandemic economy has broken them.
Ruling enabling states to collect sales taxes on online purchases turned out to be key.
After closing for a month, the Butte Plaza Mall sees an increase in foot traffic and acceptance of new rules.
Industry leaders say the lack of diversity also contributes to health disparities, like higher rates of chronic conditions in Black Americans.
Farmers have had a hard year with the pandemic, trade war and natural disasters.
Once, Chiquikta Fountain wanted to escape the little town of Cleveland, Mississippi. Now she is reinvested in the Delta city.