What is causing the shortage of goods and workers? What should we do about it?
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Show Notes
The Demise and Potential Revival of the American Chestnut by Kate Morgan—Sierra Club
U.S. Imports to Increase by 20% by End of 2021—Material Handling & Logistics
The largest port in the US hit a new ship-backlog record every day last week, as 65 massive container boats float off the California coast by Grace Kay—Business Insider
The World Is Still Short of Everything. Get Used to It. by Peter S. Goodman and Keith Bradsher—The New York Times
‘Just Get Me a Box’: Inside the Brutal Realities of Supply Chain Hell by Brendan Murray—Bloomberg Businessweek
Rising Shipping Costs Are Companies’ Latest Inflation Riddle by Thomas Gryta—The Wall Street Journal
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2020—United States Census Bureau
Employers Are Baffled as U.S. Benefits End and Jobs Go Begging by Katia Dmitrieva and Olivia Rockeman—Bloomberg
Job Openings and Labor Turnover - July 2021—U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
‘Lie Flat’ If You Want, But Be Ready to Pay the Price by Allison Schrager—Bloomberg
‘Can’t Compete’: Why Hiring for Child Care Is a Huge Struggle by Claire Cain Miller—The New York Times
Treasury Releases Report Showing U.S. Childcare System Overburdens Families and Causes Shortages Due to Inadequate Supply—U.S. Department of the Treasury
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