The Hijacking of Police Reform by Wealthy Opportunists Resembles the Harm Done to Public Schools
How consultant-grifters profit while watering down police reform and undermining accountabilty to local communities.
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Vaccine Research on Covid-19: An Update
A clinical and not very cheery look at the state of Covid-19 vaccine play.
Read more...Public Health Experts Fear a Hasty FDA Signoff on Vaccine
Experts have the willies about the rush to get a Covid-19 vaccine approved.
Read more...Random Testing in Indiana Shows COVID-19 is 6 Times Deadlier Than Flu, and 2.8% of the State Has Been Infected
Sobering data from the first random statewide Covid-19 survey.
Read more...As Covid-19 Patients Skew Younger, Tracing Task Seems All But Impossible
Why Covid-19 infecting younger people is making disease contaiment harder.
Read more...Covid-19 Economic Realities Sinking in as Denialism Wanes, Desperation Rises
Putting some ugly Covid-19 facts together.
Read more...The European Union’s Fateful Choices for Recovery – An Italian Perspective
To fight COVID-19, the European Union must recognize that spending restraints have to go.
Read more...Covid-19 Bankruptcies Bleeding Out Jobs, Economic Capacity
Covid-19 bankrupties show how the disease is draining the economy.
Read more...Unemployment Claims Hit New Record: 32.9 Million State & Federal. Week 16 of U.S. Labor Market Collapse
The latest unemployment data calls into question the notion that anything more than a techical recovery is underway.
Read more...How Much More Cash Can Uber Burn?
Moar Uber wheel-spinning.
Read more...Lots of Brain-Dead Misreporting About the Case-Shiller Home Price Index this Morning
No, Case-Shiller is not yet a reflection of home prices during the Pandemic. Be patient.
Read more...Beneath the Bluster, Boris Johnson’s ‘New Deal’ Offers Nothing New
Boris Johnson’s effort at a New Deal Big Lie goes splat.
Read more...Do Cry for Those in Arizona: What Happens When Politicians Disregard Health Care and Public Health Professionals During a Pandemic
How Arizona epitomizes the backwards approach the US has taken to its health care crisis.
Read more...Yanis Varoufakis: Interview with Léa El Azzi on Capitalism After the Pandemic, Europe, Greece, Lebanon & the IMF
A discussion of the state of capitailsm, with a European/Lebanase slant.
Read more...Minnesota, Ellison Announces Climate Lawsuit Against Exxon, Koch, and API
Minnesota launches a bold climate lawsuit. What are its odds of prevailing?
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