Aug 21, 2020

We’re in a SNAP boom

One food bank network director says that even during good times, "the SNAP subsidy is often not sufficient." Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Plus, the cybersecurity risks of online college and the disproportionate household duties that are pulling women out of the workforce.

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The Weekly Wrap: A tale of two coronavirus economies

Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal talks with Catherine Rampell at the Washington Post and Sudeep Reddy at Politico about economic divisions in the country, the role of the economy in the 2020 election and the stock market.

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COVID-19

Women three times more likely than men to not work during pandemic because of child care

by Jasmine Garsd

Aug 21, 2020

COVID-19 has driven women's unemployment rate higher than men's and could worsen the gender pay gap in the long term.

Child care needs are part of the reason the current recession has had a greater effect on women than on men.

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The pandemic economy is changing the way Americans buy groceries

by Kimberly Adams

Aug 21, 2020

Now that expanded relief benefits are gone, more people will likely rely on SNAP benefits.

A man shops for groceries at a Seattle supermarket. The downturn has propelled millions of Americans into the federal nutrition assistance program.

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Remote college creates fertile ground for internet mischief

by Scott Tong

Aug 21, 2020

Most email hackers going after students want to make a quick buck. But those targeting faculty may be foreign governments.

A student at the University of New Mexico attends a virtual class from her dorm. Online education often involves the use of unsecured networks.

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COVID-19

Insurers' offers to cover COVID-19 treatment are expiring

by Erika Beras

Aug 21, 2020

The offers made business sense at the height of the pandemic. Things are more complicated now.

A health care worker swabs a patient during a COVID-19 test. While testing is covered by insurance under federal law, treatment isn't.

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Race and Economy

The "Detroitist" on her dad's record shop and what it really meant

by Alli Fam

Aug 21, 2020

Marsha Music talks about her hometown and how urban renewal efforts uprooted the family business.

Joe Von Battle inside his record shop on Hastings Street in Detroit.

Photo from the Collection of Marsha Music

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To be Remote TOKiMONSTA

Simmer (feat. Burna Boy) Mahalia, Burna Boy

Call It Home The Foreign Exchange

Super Bass Nicki Minaj

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Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Daisy Palacios Senior Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer

Sean McHenry Associate Producer

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