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Caught in the unemployment benefits gap
Feb 1, 2021

Caught in the unemployment benefits gap

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Congress signed the last COVID-19 relief bill in December, so where are people's unemployment benefits? Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
More than a month after the latest COVID-19 relief bill became law, millions of Americans are still waiting for the money. Plus: No, silver is not the next GameStop.

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Why is the price of silver soaring?

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo , Victoria Craig and Alex Schroeder
Feb 1, 2021
Individual investors are apparently fueling the increase. It's a similar strategy to what we've seen with GameStop stock.
Retail investors are now targeting big banks who have bet against the price of silver.
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Facing "grim" outlook, construction industry awaits Biden infrastructure plan

by Amy Scott
Feb 1, 2021
The new administration is expected to unveil a $2 trillion proposal this month.
Construction workers at a project in New York City. Over the past four years, the industry has been frustrated by infrastructure-spending promises that never materialized.
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Biden team faces pressure over who leads key banking regulator

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 1, 2021
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency oversees most U.S. banking assets and can influence economic inequality.
Whoever the president taps to run the OCC will play an important role in addressing economic inequality, including the racial wealth gap.
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COVID & Unemployment

Unemployment benefits have not resumed for many Americans

by Samantha Fields
Feb 1, 2021
Over a month after the last COVID-19 relief bill extended benefits for millions, many are still waiting for money to arrive.
Congress signed the last COVID-19 relief bill in December, so where are people's unemployment benefits?
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The “afterlife” of mass incarceration

by Reuben Jonathan Miller
Feb 1, 2021
In a new book, sociologist Reuben Jonathan Miller explores the punishments formerly imprisoned people face after their release. Read an excerpt here.
Inmates worship during Christmas Mass at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles. In a new book, sociologist Reuben Jonathan Miller examines the effects of incarceration after it ends.
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