This article is two sections from a much longer article entitled Chinese COVID Lockdowns, Black Economic Dysphoria, Global Crony Capitalism. and the Killing of George Floyd.We argue that the Republican Party trade deals had a disproportionate negative economic effect on Black people. By the time...

The COVID-19 pandemic seemingly appeared out of nowhere but changed nearly everything. As the pandemic unfolded, industries deemed nonessential were leveled. Many occupations in these industries are low-wage, and women constitute a greater share of America's low-wage labor force than men. Even...