Business

Economy

With Federal Aid Expiring, Millions Of Americans Will Lose Jobless Benefits

5:46am September 06, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Kristin Myers, editor in chief of the personal finance website The Balance, about federal unemployment programs that expire on Monday.

Economy

News Brief: Panjshir Province, Pakistan's View Of Taliban Takeover, Jobless Benefits

5:34am September 06, 2021

The Taliban say they've taken control of the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces in Afghanistan. Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks, the view from Pakistan. It's Labor Day, but many are jobless.

Climate Change Risks And Insurance Policies

5:22pm September 05, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with economist Howard Kunreuther, co-director of the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Process Center, about climate change's impact on the insurance industry.

Economy

Driven By Delta Surge, August Hiring Dips Sharply

5:54pm September 04, 2021

by Scott Horsley

Hiring slowed sharply last month, as a surge in coronavirus cases poured cold water on the economic recovery. The slowdown comes as millions of people are about to lose pandemic unemployment benefits.

The World's Largest Entertainment McDonald's in Orlando, Fla., was once known for its bizarre exterior. The restaurant has since undergone renovations. It is a planned stop on Max Krieger's tour of strange and unusual McDonald's in Florida.

Music & Culture

One Man's Journey To Document The Strangest McDonald's In The World

4:20pm September 04, 2021

by Savannah Sicurella

Max Krieger celebrates the most uncommon locations of the restaurant that serves as a common bond for most of us. He plans to visit remodeled sites and ones that persist in all their eccentric glory.

Mat Pergens just wants "four walls and a roof that I can afford" for himself, his wife, his 6-year-old daughter and his baby on the way. But even that modest of a dream is out of reach these days.

Economy

The Housing Shortage Is Significant. It's Acute For Small, Entry-Level Homes

12:22pm September 04, 2021

by Uri Berliner

The American dream of owning a small home with a backyard is being put on hold. In 1982, 40% of houses built were entry-level homes. By 2019, the annual share had fallen to 7%.

Journalist and activist Gildo Garza, right, reads the names of murdered journalists at a demonstration outside the federal attorney general's office in Mexico City.

World News

Mexico's Journalists Speak Truth To Power, And Lose Their Lives For It

11:02am September 04, 2021

by James Fredrick

A government agency protects 1,500 journalists and human rights activists, but it is strapped for resources and its record is mixed.

Striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization hold a rally on Aug. 6, 1981, on Long Island, N.Y. Nearly 13,000 air-traffic controllers walked off the job and most were fired by President Ronald Reagan after refusing to return t

Here Are 3 Pivotal Moments In Workers' History To Remember This Labor Day

10:18am September 04, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

From a deadly factory fire to a presidential showdown with strikers, these major labor events became central to U.S. history, the modern labor movement and the rights afforded to workers.

A screen capture of the website established by Texas Right to Life encouraging members of the public to submit "anonymous tips" about violators of the state's new restrictive abortion law.

GoDaddy Is Booting A Site That Sought Anonymous Tips About Texas Abortions

10:59pm September 03, 2021

by Bobby Allyn

The company will no longer host a website that promoted itself as a way to "help enforce the Texas Heartbeat Act." Online activists and boycotters inundated the site with false reports.

National

Café Workers Hope Their Unionization Shows Others In Service Industry What's Possible

5:16pm September 03, 2021

by Teran Powell

Milwaukee-based Colectivo Coffee's is now the nation's largest unionized café. Facing challenges that only worsened during the pandemic, restaurant and service industry workers are demanding change.