Is $900 Billion Too Little Too Late? - The United States passes the biggest stimulus package but suffering is huge

22nd December 2020

The United States is suffering badly in the pandemic and the Washington Post has had many stories and podcasts on the topic.

The US government has just agreed the biggest stimulus package so far.

What's in the new stimulus package? The people stealing to survive during a pandemic. And a dispatch from America's oldest Chinatown.

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Rachel Siegel explains what Congress included in the long-awaited stimulus deal — and what it left out.

More people are shoplifting food during the pandemic, according to retailers, police departments and researchers around the country. Abha Bhattarai reports on the Americans struggling to survive covid-19's harsh economic realities.

Jada Chin details the pandemic plight of small businesses in a neighborhood that has remained a shining beacon for immigrants: San Francisco’s historic Chinatown.