How the US Federal Government Saved the Independent Restaurant

The American restaurant was saved by the United States government through the COVID-19 pandemic. That is rarely acknowledged by those who want to focus on the disproportionate aid siphoned off by corporate chains and those on the neoliberal right who do not want to give credit where it is due. As a result, one of the biggest lessons of the pandemic—that good governance makes a difference in the lives and livelihoods of poor people— is lost.