NY and CA cross on COVID chart ~ Biden slips cogs ~ Stacey Abrams waits by the phone ~ Trump rallly registration includes COVID disclaimer ~ GDP collapse animated, imports, rail ~ Protests everywhere on cross-country drive ~ Defunding the police ~ 90-year-old gamer ~ MMT ~ Quarantine reading
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Police State Watch: Amnesty Targets Tear Gas
Amnesty International has yesterday launched a resource on global misuse of tear gas, in the US and elsewhere:
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.
‘Speaking of Looting…’: Trump Admin. Refuses to Disclose Corporate Recipients of $500 Billion in Coronavirus Bailout Funds
The CARES Act enabled unprecedented, unaccountable corporate looting when passed. The Trump administration follows through on that promise.
Coronavirus Consequences: Evictions Expected to Spike
As the coronavirus pandemic moves towards its US endgame, evictions will spike – as will its financial consequences for debtors.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/11/2020
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Trump Administration Hunting Rule Change: Making it Easier to Execute Alaska’s Bears in National Parks
Trump adminstration makes some rule changes that make it easier to execute bears on national land. Is this practice fair and what is hunting anyway?
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?
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.
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.
Yesterday’s Georgia Primary Voting Debacle: A Preview of November’s General Election?
How Georgia’s voting system enables voter suppression and election theft.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/10/2020
COVID-19 in the Northeast ~ Biden mentally translates “defund” ~ Sanders post mortems ~ Charles Booker ~ AOC’s challenger ~ Inflation ~ Green investment ~ Urban foxes ~ Big hydroxychloroquine studies ~ COVID-19 and public transport ~ Conflict mapping the protests ~ A K-shaped recovery?
There’s a Crisis in U.S. Capitalism
U.S. economic policy now focuses on what is already the worst business cycle downturn since the 1929 crash. As data accumulate, it may well prove to be the worst in global capitalism’s entire history.
