A statement by RAND’s president and CEO, paying the bills during COVID-19, America’s growing wealth gap, and more.

We discuss facing the realities of systemic inequality and racism; Americans’ struggles to pay the pills during the pandemic; the growing wealth gap in the United States; how COVID-19 affected schools; the spread of disinformation; modeling the future of the pandemic; and what small businesses need to survive. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.