During Covid-19, Most Americans Got Ahead—Especially the Rich
U.S. households added $13.5 trillion in wealth last year, the biggest increase in records going back three decades.
Crowdfunding as a response to COVID-19: Increasing inequities at a time of crisis - ScienceDirect
During the first seven months of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 175,000 crowdfunding campaigns were established in the US for coronavirus-related ne…
2021 FinHealth Spend Report Shows Financially Coping and Vulnerable Households Spent $255B for Everyday Financial Services
Struggling households shoulder greater burden of fees and interest, highlighting the need for innovative solutions that reduce economic pressures...
The Cost of Covid-19 Treatment Has Left Families Destitute Around the World
The spread of the pandemic in poor countries has drained many families who had to spend their life savings trying to help loved ones.
What pandemic recovery should look like · Vox
Covid’s Next Challenge: The Growing Divide Between Rich and Poor Economies
The U.S., U.K. and China are roaring ahead, while most lower income nations are struggling, reversing decades of progress in alleviating global poverty. “This has become the inequality virus.”
RENEWABLE ENERGY: Calif. rooftop solar fight could shift industry's future -- Friday, April 2, 2021 -- www.eenews.net
A solar battle in California could shift the state's trajectory on renewables and set a precedent for whether clean energy can scale up without creating inequitable costs, analysts say.
After a Remote Year, Tech’s Shadow Workforce Barely Hangs On
As tech campuses became ghost towns, the people who kept them running—cooks, custodians, drivers—faced an existential threat to their livelihoods.