Weekend Edition Sunday The Latest COVID-19 Shortage Is Canning Lids Looking for canning lids? There are none. Shelves are empty of canning supplies. It's reminiscent of the Great Canning Lid Shortage of 1975 when there were congressional hearings into the crisis.
Morning Edition Trump Administration's New Natural Gas Transportation Rule Sparks Safety Concerns The Trump administration is now allowing liquefied natural gas to be transported by rail anywhere in the country, including major cities. Critics worry about accidents and catastrophic explosions.
Morning Edition McDonald's Runs Low On Ingredients For Travis Scott Quarter Pounder The fast food chain's Travis Scott meal is just a Quarter Pounder with the rapper's favorites: cheese, bacon, lettuce, fries, BBQ sauce and a Sprite. The cost is $6.
Thrown Out Of Home, At A Time When A Roof Is More Important Than Ever Despite federal, state and local restrictions barring evictions during the COVID-19 crisis, housing activists say tenants are still being forced out of their homes.
People Are Spending More On Furniture, Clothes, Restaurants And Bars But U.S. shoppers spent more prudently in August and retail sales grew a tepid 0.6% from July, after extra federal jobless benefits expired and families faced a confusing back-to-school season.
Jobs In The Pandemic: More Are Freelance And May Stay That Way Forever Before the coronavirus hit, many workers chose freelance or contract jobs because they preferred the flexibility and variety it offered. But now millions are turning to freelancing out of necessity.
Morning Edition Poll: Pandemic Worsens Minorities Income And Savings Besides being hit hard by the pandemic health-wise, a poll by NPR and other organizations finds that the coronavirus has taken a bigger financial toll on minority communities.
Oil Demand Has Collapsed, And It Won't Come Back Any Time Soon The pandemic massively reduced the world's consumption of oil. Now two influential reports suggest that this state of affairs will continue well into 2021 — if not longer.
All Things Considered Freelance Economy Expands During The Coronavirus Pandemic The pandemic has put some workplace trends into overdrive. Some employers are converting full-time jobs into freelance positions. In some white-collar occupations, freelancing may become the norm.
American Incomes Were Rising, Until The Pandemic Hit Median household income jumped to $68,700 in 2019, the highest since record-keeping began in 1967. Many of those gains have likely been erased this year, as the pandemic left tens of millions jobless.
