Unsung Heroines: Who Cares for the Carers?
Even before COVID-19, the world was facing a care crisis, a problem that is only worsening.
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The Cost of Staying Open: Voluntary Social Distancing and Lockdowns in the US
Yves here. As various analyses have shown, in many places, governments implemented lockdowns after citizens had started restricting their activities to avoid contracting Covid-19. It’s useful to see economists address the question of what the cost of doing nothing or very little would have been. By Adam Brzezinski, DPhil (PhD) candidate in Economics, University of […]
Read more...Initial Jobless Claims Decline Further, But Continuing Claims Fail To Make Meaningful Progress
Wellie, the latest jobless claims data wan’t horrific, merely very bad
Read more...Food Security: UN Warns People Are Vulnerable to Shortages as the COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
United Nations warns about food security, particularly for the world’s poorest, as the COVID-19 recession overwhelms the globe.
Read more...States Sue Drug Companies and Execs for Generic Price-Fixing; Is the Tide Turning on Willingness to Allow Big Pharma a Get Out of Jail Free Card for its Egregious Behavior?
State AGs sue drug companies and their executives for alleged price-fixing. Are we willing to rescind Big Pharma’s Get Out of Jail Free Card?
Read more...Wolf Richter: The Chilling Things Delta Said about the Airline Business, the 90% Collapse in Q2 Revenues, and Why Some Demand Destruction May Be “Permanent”
Delta’s latest SEC filing reiterates the dire situation airlines face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more...The Elevator Arises As The Latest Logjam In Getting Back To Work
Yet another COVID-19 management problem: how to ensure people maintain social distancing and don’t get infected while taking elevators.
Read more...Fliers Beware: Poor Mask Discipline Endemic Even Among Airline, Airport Staff
Airlines and airports are cutting their workers way too much slack in mask wearing. They are a hazard to each other and to passengers.
Read more...The European Union Still Hasn’t Considered an Economic Proposal That Can Save It
The European Union has not reached a “Hamiltonian moment.” Its plans are too little, too late, hamstrung by institutional barriers to economic recovery.
Read more...Lockdown Aftermath: Changes I Will Continue Going Forward
Ways in which the lockdown has changed my life, and led me to embrace practices I will continue, How about you?
Read more...Pushed by National Uprising, Democratic Lawmakers Unveil Legislation to Overhaul Policing
Democrats introduce comprehensive policing reform legislation , but without Republican support, the best possible scenario is some repetition of the stimulus mess.
Read more...Scientists Around the World are Already Fighting the Next Pandemic
Scientists fight the next pandemic, driven by antibiotic resistance, where the technofix fairy won’t help, and the simplest solutions are the most sustainable.
Read more...Why I Am Still Worried About the Legitimacy of the 2020 Election Balloting Process
Voting in a pandemic
Read more...China’s Covid-19 Recovery Is Intensifying Class Exploitation
China’s response to the pandemic is to furth disempower its domestic and peripheral populations.
Read more...Judges Try To Balance Legal Rights And Courtroom Health
Judges are making battlefield health calls in reopening courtrooms, and some policies don’t look very sound.
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