Mass General Hospital Decrees that Patients May Not ***ASK*** Staff to Wear Masks, Even If Immunocompromised (ADA Complaint Filed)
Mass General Hospital mandates patient infection from Covid.
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2:00PM Water Cooler 5/8/2023
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Rochelle Walensky: Not With a Bang but a Puddle of Tears
We had low expecations for Rochelle Walensky and she underperformed. A partial catalogue of the damage she did.
Read more...Financial Instability in 2022-2023: Causes, Risks, and Responses
Authorities acted promptly and decisively, and each crisis required a unique solution, especially the larger crises
Read more...William Astore: How American Learned to Love, or at Least Not Hate, Its Nuclear Bombs
William Astore recalls his encounters with icons of US nuclear development, and is sad they are still with us.
Read more...Yellow Fever in Slave-Owning New Orleans and Covid Today: Symbolic v. Social Capital
Then and now: Immunity, whether real or imagined, had serious implications. It affected where people worked, what they earned, where they lived, and with whom they dealt.
Read more...Links 5/7/2023
US vs. Gonzalo Lira
Podcaster Gonzalo Lira was recently arrested by Ukraine’s secret police on charges pertaining to “wartime propaganda”, for which he faces the possibility of 5-8 years in jail.
Read more...Links 5/6/2023
4 US Banks Crash in 2 Months: Banking Crisis Explained by Economist Michael Hudson
US banks keep falling over but the Fed is curiously indifferent.
Read more...A New Republican Assault on Children: Overturning Labor Laws
Big employers like McDonalds have been caught illegally employing children. Some state want to regulize that. But is this just a GOP affair?
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 5/5/2023
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Read more...Peanut Butter Is a Liquid
The matter of what is a liquid has made the news…..
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