VICE Canadaflipped into VICE Canada'You Couldn’t Swipe Fast Enough': How the Pandemic Devastated Instacart Workersverified_publisherVICE - Lauren Kaori GurleyOn-demand grocery delivery has been marketed as a lucrative opportunity for laid off workers during the pandemic. But as the experience of Instacart’s gig workers shows, its shoppers are being gamed by the app. This article appears in VICE Magazine's Algorithms issue, which investigates the rules …
CNNflipped into Top StoriesThe pandemic is hurting gay and lesbian bars. The consequences for the community could be devastatingverified_publisherCNN - By Giulia Heyward and Melissa Gray,(CNN) — Alexi Minko's bar is so much more than just a place to get a drink. When he opened the Alibi Lounge in 2016, it quickly became a permanent fixture for LGBTQ life in Harlem. Not only is it the first LGBTQ bar in the neighborhood, but Minko is one of just a few Black gay bar owners in the …
CNNflipped into Top StoriesNavajo Nation faces devastating loss from Covid-19 pandemicverified_publisherCNN - Megan MarplesHigh infection rates of coronavirus and low resources make life difficult for residents on the Navajo Nation reservation.
Daily Mailflipped into Top StoriesNurse's heartbreaking before-and-after photos show the devastating toll the pandemic has taken on healthcare workers - as she urges people to protect themselves AND othersdailymail.co.uk - Carly SternAn ICU nurse has shared before-and-after photos that capture the devastating toll that the coronavirus pandemic has had on healthcare …
Pierre Guerinflipped into CORONAVIRUSThe pandemic has devastated downtown D.C. Some fear the damage is permanent.verified_publisherThe Washington PostIt’s evening rush hour in the nation’s capital, and the McPherson Square Metro station on a September Tuesday is all but empty. Thousands once squeezed at this time onto the trains departing from the heart of downtown Washington, two blocks north of the White House. Now, the descending escalator …
Business Insiderflipped into Top StoriesRepublicans are rewriting Trump's record on the economy, ignoring the devastation inflicted by a pandemic that's left millions of Americans unemployedverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Joseph Zeballos-RoigPutting it front and center in his campaign pitch, President Donald Trump maintains he can put an economy that's been devastated by the pandemic back on the right track. Republicans are echoing his argument. They appear to be rewriting Trump's economic record, seeking to cast it in a favorable light …
