Gbenga Ajilore on COVID-19 and the impact on rural communities
Sustaining Capitalism
English - November 18, 2020 18:12 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsNon-Profit Business News Business News ced economics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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While COVID-19 initially struck hardest in American cities, since the end of the summer, more and more rural Americans are dealing with the consequences of the pandemic—including new daily per capita caseloads and death rates that have surpassed those found in more urban areas. Gbenga Ajilore, senior economist at the Center for American Progress, joins to discuss COVID-19’s impacts on rural communities and the barriers that threaten to hamper recovery in some rural areas.