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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Before the pandemic, Claudia Gutierrez worked day shifts in one fast food drive-thru and night shifts in another, never making more than the minimum wage. The coronavirus cut those hours in half. Gutierrez, 51, lives with her two teenagers, an adult daughter, her daughter’s boyfriend and...
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Originally by Katie Fleischer for Ms. Magazine Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service/Public News Service After another school year impacted by the COVID pandemic, the long-term effects of educational disruptions are increasingly visible. Years of increased stress, financial burdens, and virtual schooling have affected children as well...
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A medida que muchos estadounidenses comienzan a recuperarse física, social y economicamente de la pandemia de COVID-19, es esencial prestar atención a quién no se está recuperando. Una y otra vez, las mujeres negras son las últimas en recuperarse de las recesiones económicas, debido a una combinación de racismo...
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As many Americans begin to recover physically, socially and financially from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s essential to pay attention to who isn’t on the mend. Time and time again, Black women are the last to recover from economic recessions, due to a combination of institutional racism and sexism, and...
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Las recesiones en California tienden a ampliar la brecha entre ricos y pobres. La fuerte recesión pandémica de 2020 siguió este patrón y los trabajadores de bajos ingresos fueron los que más sufrieron. Pero un alivio gubernamental sin precedentes evitó que millones cayeran en la pobreza, y la demanda...
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Recessions in California tend to widen the gap between rich and poor. The sharp pandemic downturn of 2020 followed this pattern with low-income workers suffering the most. But unprecedented government relief kept millions from falling into poverty, and demand for labor boosted wages when businesses reopened. Now with federal...
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Soundbite Services WASHINGTON – The gap between the richest and poorest Americans continues to widen, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute. It analyzes tax data going back to 1917 and shows that, since the 1970s, the majority of Americans have taken home an ever smaller portion...
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Hilbert Morales EL OBSERVADOR Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard University room-mate was Chris Hughes. Hughes was raised in poverty in an Appalachian community by his middle-class parents who faithfully attended church each Sunday. Just by LUCK he ended up as Mark Zuckerberg’s room-mate with an opportunity to participate in the intellectual...
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Hilbert Morales EL OBSERVADOR As a commentator on issues which I believe are of interest to many EO’s readers, I decided to convey to you my personal experience Thanksgiving Day at a festive family meeting in San Francisco. During the meal, an 83 year old widowed neighbor told me...
Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Before the pandemic, Claudia Gutierrez worked day shifts in one fast food drive-thru and night shifts in another, never making more than the minimum wage. The coronavirus cut those hours in half. Gutierrez, 51, lives with her two teenagers, an adult daughter, her daughter’s boyfriend and...
Originally by Katie Fleischer for Ms. Magazine Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service/Public News Service After another school year impacted by the COVID pandemic, the long-term effects of educational disruptions are increasingly visible. Years of increased stress, financial burdens, and virtual schooling have affected children as well...
A medida que muchos estadounidenses comienzan a recuperarse física, social y economicamente de la pandemia de COVID-19, es esencial prestar atención a quién no se está recuperando. Una y otra vez, las mujeres negras son las últimas en recuperarse de las recesiones económicas, debido a una combinación de racismo...
As many Americans begin to recover physically, socially and financially from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s essential to pay attention to who isn’t on the mend. Time and time again, Black women are the last to recover from economic recessions, due to a combination of institutional racism and sexism, and...
Las recesiones en California tienden a ampliar la brecha entre ricos y pobres. La fuerte recesión pandémica de 2020 siguió este patrón y los trabajadores de bajos ingresos fueron los que más sufrieron. Pero un alivio gubernamental sin precedentes evitó que millones cayeran en la pobreza, y la demanda...
Soundbite Services WASHINGTON – The gap between the richest and poorest Americans continues to widen, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute. It analyzes tax data going back to 1917 and shows that, since the 1970s, the majority of Americans have taken home an ever smaller portion...
Hilbert Morales EL OBSERVADOR Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard University room-mate was Chris Hughes. Hughes was raised in poverty in an Appalachian community by his middle-class parents who faithfully attended church each Sunday. Just by LUCK he ended up as Mark Zuckerberg’s room-mate with an opportunity to participate in the intellectual...
Hilbert Morales EL OBSERVADOR As a commentator on issues which I believe are of interest to many EO’s readers, I decided to convey to you my personal experience Thanksgiving Day at a festive family meeting in San Francisco. During the meal, an 83 year old widowed neighbor told me...
