Segments From This Episode

• “We need to fundamentally alter the trajectory of the recovery”

  by Kai Ryssdal

  

  “The risks of going too small with this package far outweigh the risks of going too big,” says Bharat Ramamurti, deputy director of the National Economic Council.

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• To undo Trump’s net neutrality policy, the Biden admin drops a lawsuit

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  California passed its own internet regulation. The Trump administration challenged it.

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• Fossil fuel pollution is killing 8.7 million people a year, study says

  by Scott Tong

  

  Further investment in fossil fuels, even for a pandemic recovery, could have devastating human costs, the study says.

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• Small-business optimism hits 8-month low

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Though some numbers show signs of hope, the uncertainty many businesses feel can’t entirely be captured in a survey.

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• How the end of slavery led to two different minimum wages

  by Jasmine Garsd

  

  After the Civil War, companies didn’t want to reach into their own pockets to pay recently freed enslaved people.

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• Should hospitals prioritize their own patients for COVID-19 vaccinations?

  by Blake Farmer

  

  The practice by some hospitals is raising concerns about equity.

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