The Broken Coronavirus Economy: A Surging Stock Market While Millions Go Hungry

The BDN Editorial Board operates independently from the newsroom, and does not set policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. Nearly 26 million Americans don’t have enough food to eat, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. That’s the highest number since the coronavirus pandemic began in March. In Maine, the Good Shepherd Food Bank has seen demand increase by about 25 percent since June.