Category Archives: Pandemic

Mark Blyth – An Inflated Fear of Inflation?

Mark Blyth explains why inflation in the U.S., Canada, & E.U. is highly unlikely: a room for more government spending and higher wages.

Even Credentialed Young People Pessimistic About Their Futures

The fact that even well-placed young people are insecure and pessimistic is further proof of the impact of inequality and rentierism.

The COVID-19 Catastrophe in India Keeps Growing

The Covid nightmare in India won’t end soon. Yet the West, despite self-interested reasons for reducing the contagion, is standing pat.

The Coronavirus Crisis Within the Economy Is Far From Over – Because Reopening Creates a Whole New Type of Risk

Whither the post-Covid economy, assuming a “post-Covid”? The answer depends at least in part on where you sit.

The Shock and Reality of Catching Covid After Being Vaccinated

A discussion of Covid “breakthrough” cases.

Covid Is Hitting Workers Differently Than the Financial Crisis

Unlike the Great Recession, the pandemic has hit women workers harder than men, as well as the job prospects of lower education workers.

The CDC’s VAERS and Vaccine Complications: The System is Broken

The CDC has been visibly remiss in gathering and updating Covid data in VAERS, and that typifies its pandemic mismanagement.

How Taiwan Beat COVID-19 – New Study Reveals Clues to its Success

There’s much to be learned from Taiwan’s success in preventing COVID-19 from taking hold, as vaccines roll out and new variants emerge.

Applications for New Businesses Have a Double-WTF Moment

Federal data says new businesses are being formed in droves. But PPP fraud complicates this otherwise positive picture.

Prolonged Brain Dysfunction in COVID-19 Survivors: A Pandemic in its Own Right?

More information on lasting Covid damage, this time on the brain.

Inflation in the Aftermath of Wars and Pandemics

Challenging the conventional wisdom that government responses to Covid will generate inflation.

Pricey Learning Pods Are Now Helping Vulnerable Students. Will the Trend Survive the Pandemic?

A case study of the “innovation” of learning pods, and why they are being promoted as an alternative to remote instruction.

Why Work at Home Is Not Likely to Thrive After the Covid Era

Despite its popularity, expect work at home to be reined in when we reach life after Covid.

UNCTAD’s Richard Kozul-Wright on the Post-COVID World Economy: Out of the Frying Pan… Into the Fire?

Kozul-Wright warns that for a sustainable Covid-19 recovery, it is key to abandon policies that concentrate economic power and wealth

FTC, Where Art Thou?: Appliance Manufacturers Routinely Invalidate Warranties if Customers Use Third-Party Repair Services

Appliance manufacturers say their waranties are voided if consumers use third-party repair servces, despite contrary FTC guidelines.