Category Archives: Guest Post

Will the United States Post Office Become a Victim of #COVID19?

Is there space for a deal in the next bailout bill for saving the Post Office?

Coronavirus Research Done Too Fast Is Testing Publishing Safeguards, Bad Science Is Getting Through

Scientific publishing is already suffering a quality control crisis, so it’s important to give a hard look at often-rushed coronavirus studies.

Labor Admits Superannuation Is a Ponzi Scheme

An Australian proposal would put stressed superannuation funds in even more trouble.

The Coming Battle for the COVID-19 Narrative

Will the disruption of Covid-19 deal a major blow to market ideology?

Links 4/10/2020

The Use and Abuse of MMT

Using government spending power to bail out financiers and rentiers makes a travesty of MMT.

COVID-19 Crisis Threatens Beleaguered Assisted Living Industry

Unregulated assisted living facilities are becoming hotbeds of coronavirus cases.

2:00PM Water Cooler 4/9/2020

Today’s Water Cooler: I’m still feeling the effects of “Super Pink Moon,” and I don’t feel like writing a summary. Sorry, not sorry. Plenty inside, though.

Overloaded Morgues, Mass Graves and Infectious Remains: How Forensic Pathologists Handle the Coronavirus Dead

The handling of the dead is a major but not much discussed challenge with coronavirus.

Last Chance to Save the Euro?

The actions taken so far to salvage the single-currency union expose its fatal flaws. The last bout of stress will be a test to destruction if fundamental changes aren’t made.

The Coming Debt Crisis

Emerging market economies loaded up on debt after the crisis, which is now looking like a particularly bad move.

2:00PM Water Cooler 4/8/2020

Today’s Water Cooler: Plenty of other news, but the big news is that Sanders “suspends” his campaignl.

Angela Merkel Urged To Put European Solidarity Over German Interests and Back Coronabonds

Angela Merkel is under pressure to abandon her long-standing “Germany first” policy towards the EU. Will she finally relent?

Links 4/8/2020

How to Pay for the Pandemic War

Government responsese to the pandemic are making a hash of one of the comparatively easy issues.