Dec 10, 2020

The racial wealth gap can be boiled down to a simple ratio: 224-to-1

A woman makes grilled cheese with her granddaughter after being laid off from her job early in the pandemic. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

On today's show: That racial wealth gap is going to make pandemic recovery for Black Americans even harder. Plus, the case for extending unemployment benefits.

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COVID & Unemployment

How extending unemployment benefits leads to a stronger recovery

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban

Dec 10, 2020

When workers can use unemployment benefits to cover their basic needs, policy expert Alix Gould-Werth says they’re able to find better paying jobs.

People lined up for unemployment applications in Hialeah, Florida, in April.

Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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COVID-19

A huge wealth gap makes economic recovery harder for Black Americans

by Mitchell Hartman

Dec 10, 2020

The average white American male under 35 has 224 times the household wealth of the average Black female of the same age, a new study says.

A woman makes grilled cheese with her granddaughter after being laid off from her job early in the pandemic.

Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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COVID-19

Caught in the crosshairs of a trade war and a pandemic

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios

Dec 10, 2020

Hit with tariffs late last year, small business owner Lydia Clarke couldn’t have expected what came next.

Lydia Clarke owns DTLA Cheese at Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles.

Courtesy of Lydia Clarke

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Hyundai reportedly buying robot-maker Boston Dynamics

by Samantha Fields

Dec 10, 2020

If the deal goes through, it would be the third time in seven years that Boston Dynamics has been bought.

People take pictures and videos of Spot, Boston Dynamics' robot dog, during a presentation on the last day of the Web Summit in Lisbon in 2019.

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COVID-19

Vaccine delivery across the country faces complex supply chain challenges

by Scott Tong

Dec 10, 2020

Within 24 hours of emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, the vaccine maker Pfizer plans to move the product to patients nationwide.

A worker prepares boxes of vaccines before shipment at a French pharmaceutical company world distribution center.

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Music from the episode

Double Bass Gorillaz

Confessions Sudan Archives

Stay a While The Cactus Channel

Dream Chorus TOKiMONSTA

Make Me Better Little People

Soft Stud Black Belt Eagle Scout

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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