Jan 24, 2020

Some workers haven’t recovered from the government shutdown

Government workers protest the shutdown on Jan. 10, 2019, in Chicago. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Plus: The head of the New York subway system steps down, the "American Dirt" controversy and how China is responding to the coronavirus.

Segments From this episode

COVID-19

In China, coronavirus curbs New Year celebrations ... and spending

by Jennifer Pak

Jan 24, 2020

The holiday is usually a peak purchasing period, but the illness is threatening to derail the much-needed bump in the Chinese economy.

Shoppers wearing masks Wednesday prepare for Lunar New Year in Wuhan, ground zero of the coronavirus outbreak.

Photo by Getty Images

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COVID-19

China's service economy imperiled by virus emergency

by Scott Tong

Jan 24, 2020

Services now form a key sector in China's economy.

Residents wear masks while buying vegetables in the market on Jan. 23th, 2020 in Wuhan, China.

Getty Images

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Government shutdown 2019

A year after the shutdown, federal contractors still digging out of a financial hole

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Jan 24, 2020

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history has had lasting effects for workers.

Government workers protest the shutdown on Jan. 10, 2019, in Chicago.

Scott Olson/Getty Images

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Amazon restricts reviews of "American Dirt"

by Amy Scott

Jan 24, 2020

Comments on the controversial new book must be written by verified buyers, raising questions about the company’s influence on speech.

Daniel Roland/AFP via Getty Images

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Music from the episode

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Komorebi Craft Spells

Suddenly Junip

Goodness Emancipator

Dirty Harry Gorillaz

Flight to the Jungle (Landing) Monster Rally

J-Boy Phoenix

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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