Two weeks until the bottom falls out




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Summary: <p>Maybe less. Today we’re talking about that extra $600 per week going to the more than 30 million people claiming unemployment benefits. That extra money, set to disappear at the end of the month, is keeping a bad economic outlook from getting worse. Plus: The latest on yesterday’s big Twitter hack, this year’s political conventions and how parenting in the pandemic hurts women’s careers.</p> <p>By the way, please help us improve this podcast by taking a quick anonymous survey at <a class="c-link" href="http://americanpublicmedia.org/survey" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">americanpublicmedia.org/survey</a>.</p> <p><strong><em>Correction: (July 17, 2020): This podcast misstated the number of people currently receiving the extra $600 per week in unemployment benefits. The text has been corrected.</em></strong></p>