Tag: Pandemics

Inquiry finds Britain was ill-prepared for COVID-19 pandemic and failed its citizens

LONDON -- The U.K. government was ill-prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic and serious errors in planning failed its citizens, an inquiry found Thursday.Retired...

King Arthur Baking's CEO on keeping America's oldest flour company in the mix

As America’s oldest flour company, King Arthur Baking Co. has seen a lot. It opened in 1790, when George Washington was president.But little...

Q&A: Jessica Calarco on ‘how women became America’s safety net’

CHICAGO -- Compared with its economic peers, the United States lacks social safety net programs like sick time, vacation time and health care....