Month: April 2020

COVID Blog, April 24th

Welcome to GPPR’s COVID blog! Here, you’ll find our insights based on our experiences and policy interests. Enjoy, and submit your post here.   COVID-19 and Violence at Home, Lia Lumauig The Communicative Failure of Our Government in Times of Crisis, Hannah Friedman The Theology of Pandemics, Sam Ben-Meir Trump’s Pandemic Failure: A Missed Opportunity, […]

COVID-19 cases and unemployment claims by state

While the worst effects of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States have been relatively concentrated in a handful of cities and states, early indicators suggest that the economic fallout of the virus will be widespread. Weekly data on unemployment insurance claims from the Department of Labor have shown a staggering increase since the outbreak […]