A looming election join me Steve Clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u. S. Politics and society on aljazeera. The 300 years the most powerful nations on earth group richer and stronger on the profits of the slave trade over 12000000 men women and children would also be transported from africa on slave ships like this to the colonies and plantations in north and south America Today slavery is illegal in every country on the planet but the truth is slavery did not die in the 19th century it is a life it is thriving and it is bigger than ever. Among the brick kiln factories a real artist on one of the oldest and most brutal themes of slavery continues virtually unnoticed by the outside world. But i can. A goddamned bet. That he did lay him. Down have been little get that get a call that. For those traps here this seems no escape. Lomas him to do a sequel or maybe one of the that you know a shepherd is not even the common cause. And this slave
Not completely crash and that unemployment continues to decline since the initial large increase attributable to the pandemic. I think in terms of Unemployment Insurance specifically, the insurance covered a lot of people would not have normally had access to Unemployment Insurance and the extra 600 a week. It allowed people to have money to spend to keep the economy and themselves afloat. Host Michele Evermores at the nalp. Org, Unemployment Insurance has been a critical lifeline during the pandemic. Typically, how much extra money is this providing for the unemployed . Guest the pandemic unemployment assistance provides an extra 600. Where that came from is congress decided if the economy was going to be deliberately shut down to prevent the spread of the virus, then 100 of income should be replaced, but that 100 is hard to calculate with state computers, so what they figured was the average weekly benefit for Unemployment Insurance is 370 a week, and the average weekly wage is 900 a
The pandemic and the governments response. Good morning, good to have you with us. Guest thank you for having me. Of the size of the response in terms of the unemployment aid offered by the federal government. What have they provided . Guest it is very shocking that the stock market did not completely crash and that unemployment continues to decline month after month since the initial large increase attributable to the pandemic. I think in terms of an employment insurance specific, the pandemic Unemployment Insurance covered people who would not have had access and the pandemic unemployed compensation, the extra 600 added enough money so that people had funds to spend to keep the economy and themselves afloat. Michele evermores piece, how much extra money is this providing for the unemployed . Guest the assistants provide an extra 600. Congress decided if the economy was going to be deliberately shut down to prevent the spread of the virus, 100 of income should be replaced. Calculateal
York joins us to discuss the response to their coronavirus. Later, Michelle Moore talks more michelle ever talks about appointment assistance. In just over one month, School Systems across the country will begin the new school year. That safely is still being developed and debated. Good morning, welcome to washington journal. We will start the program asking about should k12 schools open . If you are a parent of a student, that line is 202 7488000. If you are an educator, that line 202 7488001. For all others, 202 7488002. Look forward to your text, that is 202 7488003. Tell us your name and where you are texting from. At cspan wj. Are take a look at the other news. Question after a conference at the white house attended by Administration Officials, educators, and others, and reported in the wall street journal. White house once glasses to reopen in the fall. The benefits of in Person Instruction for children. School Officials Say more federal funding is needed from congress to operate
Market, one of the largest on the planet because after spike in case there is. This weighs on investors whether good or bad. What alters course of stocks, whatever is altering on the virus itself. Connell mcshane has joined us on that. Hey, con them . Reporter neil, were on pace to have the next relatively significant decline in the markets past three sessions. The virus news, youre right, rattles investors. Maybe a little politics as well. As the dow ask struggling staying above the 25,000 level. It has come down off the lows after being down 760 points earlier in the session. Only down 270 right now. The states on the spike front, big ones are getting a lot of attention. Florida, texas. Texas, as an example had three days in a row with record hospitalizations. Watch that you have more cases like arizona and arkansas and other states. You mentioned new york, which is epicenter of the outbreak here in the u. S. The Governor Andrew Cuomo did indeed threaten to reverse some reopening tha