A tale of two economies

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<p><a href="https://apple.news/AZ1ppdE3yTD-OUICKk19ngQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> describes how the pandemic is making economic inequality in the United States even worse. The <a href="https://apple.news/ADO26reI9Tlq2Ya4kgkjwxg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> profiles people who have kept their well-paying jobs and, with fewer expenses, have increased their saving rates. And the <a href="https://apple.news/AE3IMo8uKRbmodjr7wd-s-w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> talks to people with lower incomes who are continuing to struggle during the recession.</p> <p>Joshua Yaffa, a<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>Moscow correspondent for the <a href="https://apple.news/A8ExEw84cRomKsXnVjiiJfQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a>, writes that by focusing too much on Russian disinformation and election interference, we&rsquo;re letting existing societal issues go unresolved.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AGd4lrwtERDyNqSZCY34Brw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">BuzzFeed News</a> reports that Hurricane Laura has led to oil refineries and chemical plants in the Gulf Coast states spilling or leaking toxic substances into areas affected by the storm &mdash; jeopardizing the health of nearby residents.</p> <p>A number of famous Americans got their start at the U.S. Postal Service. <a href="https://apple.news/ARRKE8wHjQoa_vctxuqPPCA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> has the story.</p>