Because commercial and consumer supply chains are different and cannot easily be transferred, enormous amounts of food are going to waste—and it could get worse.
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The U.S. Postal Service Is More Vital Than Ever
But why does Trump have it in for the USPS?
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The Federal Government Wants to Let These Financial Predators Off the Hook
Rent-to-own businesses that have been colluding with one another could get a free pass at the Federal Trade Commission. That would be a tragic mistake.
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Unsanitized: ‘I Have No Protection … Only a Stupid Blue Vest,’ Walmart Worker Says
Also, how the wrangling in Congress kind of doesn’t matter. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for April 12, 2020.
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Unsanitized: COVID-19 in Our Jails, Prisons, and ICE Detention Centers
And we all will bear the costs. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for April 11, 2020.
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Trump Has Rescheduled Easter for May Day
Today on TAP: We’ll be lucky if the country can reopen by summer
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Did Joe Pizza Tell Trump About Hydroxychloroquine?
Mr. Pizza, whose wife was serenaded by Trump at Mar-a-Lago, is a hydroxychloroquine dealer.
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Unsanitized: Federal Reserve Rescue Is the Best Rescue
Also, more action in Congress. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for April 10, 2020.
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Health Care Workers Brave Mass-Transit Roulette
Essential employees who don’t own cars still take transit. But with fewer buses and trains running, commutes can be long and social distancing impossible.
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Another Week, Another Seven Million Unemployed
Today on TAP: How does Medicare for All look now?