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Essential worker supermarket employee collecting shopping carts in parking lot in New York, NY. (June 2020)
Workers have filed 4,775 complaints to OSHA about exposure to Covid-19 on the job. The agency has issued only one citation to an employer.
Business
by Sam Bloch
06.04.2020
Business
GOP governors’ cutoff of Covid benefits hits hard in rural America
Politics
by Aallyah Wright
05.24.2021
Politics
Cropped shot of a woman shopping in a grocery store. June 2021
Some states are ending their Covid-19 emergency declarations. For many, SNAP payments will drop dramatically.
Politics
by H. Claire Brown
06.15.2021
Politics
A customer waits outside for an order at Starbucks on 23rd and 1st Avenue in New York on April 8, 2020. New Yorkers continue to live under stay at home orders issued by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in order to help stop the spread of coronavirus cases. (Photo by Samuel Rigelhaupt / Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images) (April 2020)
What if the only coffee shops left after Covid-19 are Starbucks?
Business
by Lauren Mowery
04.20.2020
Business
A Tyson plant in Emporia Kansas, during the Covid-19 pandemic (May 2020)
Why Covid-19 plant shutdowns could make the Big Four meatpackers even more profitable
Business
by Joe Fassler + H. Claire Brown
05.14.2020
Business
Luke Fassler opening takeout from Seamless. November 2020
I love to cook for my family. When my wife got Covid, I learned to love Seamless.
Culture
by Joe Fassler
11.25.2020
Culture
A plate of clementines sit on a table in the sun (April 2020)
Covid-19 robbed my sense of taste
Culture
by Lauren Rowello
04.16.2020
Culture
Up-close photo of someone washing their hands. September 2021
Covid-19 safety measures may also have reduced our risk of contracting a foodborne illness
Health
by Matthew Sedacca
09.24.2021
Health
Two fisherman arranging white containers full of fish on top of each other while coating them with salt, June 2021.
Covid helped connect small fishermen to the emergency food network. Can the link last?
Business
by Lela Nargi
06.24.2021
Business
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