Category Archives: Guest Post

Hysteria Ensues as Trump Administration Orders Hospitals to Send COVID-19 Data to HHS, not the CDC

When HHS decided to take COVID-19 data collection away from CDC, that might have been a smart move.

Links 7/16/2020

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.

2:00PM Water Cooler 7/15/2020

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COVID-19 Mistakes to Avoid: Don’t Mix Up Prophylaxis and Cure

Big Pharma is promoting untested proprietary vaccines and therapies and giving short shrift to repurposing cheaper generic alternatives.

Links 7/15/2020

Trump Admin Retracts Rule that Would Have Cancelled Visas for Foreign College Students Who Only Study Online

Trump backs down on plan too toss out foreign students who are forced to study on-line, as many universities circumscribe in-person classes,

US Corporations a Driving Force Behind ‘Unprecedented Wave’ of Global Land Privatization: Report

This Oakland Institute study documents how the neoliberal project proceeds, with US interests pushing to privatize land in the Global South.

Coronavirus Shows the Dangers of Letting Market Forces Govern Health and Social Care

The coronavirus crisis showcases the folly of letting the market determine health and social care: high time for governments to listen,

2:00PM Water Cooler 7/14/2020

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COVID-19 Mistakes to Avoid: Don’t Conflate Contact Tracing with Contact Tracing By App

Big Tech and Big Pharma each has a dog in the COVID-19 fight and wish to replace what has worked before and is working now with technofixes.

Links 7/14/2020

Save the Tiger, Shift to other Big Cats: Illegal Wildlife Trafficking and the Rise in Zoonotic Diseases

Second UN Office on Drugs and Crime World Wildife Crime Report connects illegal wildlife trade to increase in zoonotic diseases.

Next Showdown in Congress: Protecting Workers vs. Protecting Employers in the Pandemic

Next showdown in Congress over CoVID-19 relief legislation: protecting workers or shielding employers from lawsuits.