Pity the Poor College Frosh: “Definitely Weird”
More than half of all U.S.colleges have either opted for in-person instruction, or a hybrid model blending in-person and on-line.
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Coronavirus Economic Distress Hitting Indebted Professionals
Coronavirus damage is working its way up the economic food chain and is now hitting professionals in a meaninful way.
Read more...Voting By Mail: When Will November’s Election Results Be Settled?
When will we know the 2020 electoral results? Voting by mail raises concerns of delay and ultimate legitimacy – partisan and otherwise.
Read more...‘Astounding’: Trump Officials Reportedly Bypassed CDC Scientists to Publish ‘Dangerous’ Covid-19 Testing Guidelines
Top Trump HHS officials caught out again on bypassong CDC on COVID-19 testing recommendations for those with possible exposure to virus.
Read more...The “Crew Change” Crisis: 300,000 Seafarers Trapped. Will International Trade Grind to a Halt?
Will governments, unions, international organizations, and ship-owners be able to collaborate to solve the growing “crew change” crisis?
Read more...How Hospitals’ Profit Orientation Led to Covid-19 Unpreparedness
How hospitals set themselves to perform badly in pandemic conditions.
Read more...It’s Time for a Debt “Jubilee”
Households and businesses are overloaded with debt. Richard Vague offers a set of proposals for how to restructure it.
Read more...Thousands of New York ‘Long Haulers’ Struggle with COVID-19 Months After Diagnosis
Some doctors estimate that there are as many as 70,000 “long Covid” patients in New York alone.
Read more...Isolation, Addiction, and Drug Use in the Covid-19 Moment
Covid is rough on pretty much everyone, but those with drug or other substance abuse issues are really on the ropes.
Read more...Trump’s Eviction Moratorium Opens the Door for Medicare for All by Executive Order
Since Covid-19 will be with us till at least the end oe 2021 (and I suspect longer), it opens the path for emergency Medicare for All.
Read more...Political HHS Appointees Demand Authority to Rewrite CDC Reports
Trump partisans and the ongoing war against the CDC; seeking authority to amend Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Reports.
Read more...NIH ‘Very Concerned’ About Serious Side Effect in Coronavirus Vaccine Trial
FDA mulls whether to follow British regulators in resuming a vacccine trial that was halted when a participant suffered spinal cord damage.
Read more...Hubert Horan: The Airline Industry Collapse Part 4 – Total Paralysis Continues
Hubert Horan recaps a talk with FT Alphaville’s Izabella Kaminska on why the airline is in desperate shape and not considering solutions.
Read more...Wolf Richter: Unemployment Crisis Going in Wrong Direction: Week 25 of U.S. Labor Market Collapse
Unemployment claims continue to increase, with nearly 20% collecting unemployment insurance. even according to the stringent claims criteria.
Read more...What Rent Drop? Listed Prices Aren’t Budging Where COVID-19 Hit Hardest
New York City disproves popular beliefs about flight from cities and rent declines.
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