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Yves here. On the one hand, this post contains many examples of how people with resources are assisting those hit hard by the coronavirus crisis. On the other, it is also all too apparent that in most cases, these charitable acts only make a dent in the problems most face, although admittedly shows of concern […]

COVID-19 has exposed flaws in the global supply chain economic model; advances in technology have rendered it obsolete.

A coronavirus confessional of sorts.

Key public officials are abusing their position if they keep the severity of their Covid-19 illness under wraps.

Today’s Water Cooler: Legitimacy crisis vibe growing stronger… .

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s imposition of a 21-day lockdown in India to stem COVID-19 transmission triggered vast migration of the poor.

The US is well into the Covid-19 crisis, yet most citizens are at risk of big bills if they seek testing and care.

A detailed look at the Green Deal: bold goals, with a shortage of money, transition plans, and social democracy.

Coronavirus spending illustrates the foolishness of legislators believing their own numbers.

Today’s Water Cooler: #COVID19 tracker, new national poll, Biden on #COVID19, Biden backer: Sanders an “a*****e”, Cuomo bubble, Sanders on Wisconsin primary, Sanders and the black vote, Trump popularity, manufacturing, employment, forests, soil, hospital beds, vaping, essential workers

Not surprisingly, people who don’t have regular jobs will be very hard hit by the coronavirus crisis. And there are a lot of them.

Some scattered but nevertheless telling signs of coronavirus impact.