Dan talks with Amanda Nguyen, who at 24 years old was the driving force behind the federal Sexual Assault Survivor’s Bill of Rights. She just launched a Silicon Valley-style “accelerator” for ordinary people trying to get civil rights laws passed, including some students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
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Federal coronavirus aid for airlines expires on Thursday with no renewal in sight, meaning massive layoffs for the industry aren't far behind.
The big picture: Airline workers aren't alone on the unemployment line. Oil companies, tire manufacturers, book publishers and insurers are among those that have announced tens of thousands of layoffs. Federal aid through the CARES Act earlier this year delayed most layoffs — until now.
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Uncertainty can be hard for humans. It drives anxiety, an emotion neuroscientists are trying to understand and psychologists are trying to better treat.
Why it matters: Under the threat of a virus, job insecurity, election uncertainty, and a general pandemic life-in-limbo that is upending school, holidays and more, people are especially anxious.
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