Tale of Two Pandemics

The fallout of the Covid-19 crisis in America has led to record unemployment, massive economic downturn, businesses closing left and right and a collapsing healthcare system. All of these layers of intersecting crises have emphasized the massive gap that already existed in all of these systems. Rates of income inequality, mortality rates between low-income minority…

As States Reopen, Workers will Suffer

Today my home state of Texas is officially open for business. Governor Greg Abbott has lifted the stay-at-home order, and is allowing some businesses like movie theaters and hair salons to open back up and service residents. Several states like Iowa and Georgia have done the same, in an attempt to lift the economic slump…

Can American Small Businesses Survive Coronavirus

With the worldwide economic downturn caused by the Coronavirus outbreak and subsequent national shut-down, much of the economic anxiety is surrounding the future of small businesses. Rightfully so, and may I add, about time. After going virtually ignored in the fallout of the 2008 financial crisis, lawmakers and large industries are finally acknowledging that small…

American Unemployment Benefits are not Ready for What’s Coming

This week I, along with 6.6 million Americans, and about 4 million in the weeks preceding, filed for unemployment. It is the first time in my life I have ever had to do so. While I've never made much money, I've always been able to work, and provide for myself. It was singularly disconcerting experience,…