Economy

The Asian community is getting blamed for the pandemic

Age of Coronavirus: The Politics of the Pandemic

In a Flatland interview, University of Kansas professor Jack Zhang discusses how the “politics of blame” shapes our political and economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001

Age of Coronavirus: The Return of the ‘Black Swan’

The coronavirus pandemic is the latest in a history of “black swan” events, which are unanticipated but predictable shocks to the economic system.

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Send in your queries about the Coronavirus to curiousKC

Age of Coronavirus: Community Matters, Ask Away

Kansas City PBS – KCPT, Flatland and 90.9 The Bridge – is asking the community what questions they want answered during the age of coronavirus.

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This eight-story building is proposed for the southwest corner of Armour and Troost.

Big Apartment Project at Troost and Armour Gains Momentum

MAC Properties’ plan to revitalize the intersection of Troost and Armour with a 340-unit apartment project has been approved by the City Plan Commission.

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Money buried beneath coffee grounds

Tipping the Scale for a Living Wage Seems Oddly Correct

How much does a barista need to make to live comfortably in Kansas City? That’s what Oddly Correct wanted to calculate.

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