Economy
Tenants In Northern Virginia Apartment Complex Worry About Eviction
The complex houses hundreds of immigrants, mostly from Africa. Many of them have faced eviction because they lost service jobs during the pandemic.
Career Coach Answers Questions About Job Hunting During A Pandemic
Finding a job or changing your career in the midst of a pandemic is hard. We collected questions from four listeners about their journeys to find jobs, and posed them to career coach Akhila Satish.
Here's How Millennial Wealth Stacks Up Against That Of Prior Generations
Many millennials are now in their thirties. Unlike many generations before them, they came of age during a Great Recession, a global pandemic and huge changes to the economy.
Surprise: The Charge For His Spine Surgery After A Car Crash Topped $700,000
Generous personal injury coverage on your auto insurance policy may not be enough to cover your medical bills. Patients can get financially blindsided when car and health insurance policies differ.
Health Insurance For $10 Or Less A Month? You May Qualify For New Discounts
From now until August, you can sign up for or change coverage through the federal and state health insurance marketplaces. Many people are eligible for better or less expensive plans — or both.
American Indicators Check-in: The Faces And Stories Behind The Economic Statistics
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the American indicators, four people whose stories illustrate what the American economy faces a month after President Biden signed a coronavirus relief bill into law.
How Pandemic Responses Are Shaping The Economic Recovery Of 3 Continents
China, Europe, and the United States have had mixed success in controlling the pandemic, and it's shaping the economic recovery on three continents.
LA Dedicates $1 Billion To Fight Homelessness
The LA city budget being released today includes $1B to address homelessness. The region has been tackling the issue for years but it continues to get worse because of housing costs.
When You Add More Police To A City, What Happens?
A new study looks at the effects of growing police forces on racial inequality.