Washington Post (January 17)
“Nearly 400,000 Americans have now died of covid-19. It took 12 weeks for the death toll to rise from 200,000 to 300,000. The death toll has leaped from 300,000 to almost 400,000 in less than five weeks…. Yet these are, by and large, invisible deaths: Coronavirus victims who die in the hospital often spend their final days cut off from family and friends.”
Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Death toll, Die, Family, Friends, Hospital, Invisible deaths, Victims
USA Today (November 22)
“The coronavirus pandemic is spreading out of control: More than 256,000 people have died in the USA, schools are closed and the nation set records of infections multiple times over the past week. That has prompted people to rethink their Thanksgiving plans, many choosing to eat a meal known for community and family alone.”
Tags: Alone, Community, Coronavirus, Died, Family, Pandemic, Rethink, Schools. Infections, Thanksgiving, U.S.
Bloomberg (September 23)
“Singapore has done it again. The city-state beat New Zealand to rank first in a survey of expat destinations for the second year running…. Singapore is the best place to live, work and raise a family abroad.”
Tags: Destinations Live, Expat, Family, First, New Zealand, Singapore, Survey, Work
Time (September 13)
“The median household income for a family in America surged last year, the first time since before the Great Recession when there was a year-over-year increase in earnings. Median household income in the United States was $56,516 in 2015, an increase of 5.2% in inflation-adjusted dollars from the 2014 median of $53,718.”
Tags: Earnings, Family, Great Recession, Household income, Surge, U.S.
Los Angeles Times (November 25)
“Retailers are waging a war on Thanksgiving.” This “traditional day of family gatherings and relaxation is dying at the hands of those who can’t wait even six hours to reach into our pockets in order to line their own.” More and more retailers are opening earlier and earlier on Thanksgiving. They “seem to feel Thanksgiving is just an inconvenient speed bump on the road to Christmas profits.”
Tags: Christmas, Family, Gatherings, Profits, Relaxation, Retailers, Thanksgiving
Washington Post (December 10)
“This is not a good time to be starting out in life. Jobs are scarce, and those that exist often pay unexpectedly low wages. Beginning a family—always stressful and uncertain—is increasingly a stretch.” America may be looking at a lost generation of 20-somethings.
Tags: Family, Jobs, Lost generation, U.S., Wages
