Category Archives: Pandemic

To Save the Economy, Biden Must First Save Lives

More discussion of an analysis that concluded that the only way to “fix the economy” was to tackle Covid…and not hope for a vaccine bailout

College Presidents Fail to Mobilize to Protect Students from Covid-19

A missed opportunity in the universities

Reply from Authors of “To Save the Economy, Save People First” Regarding “Lockdowns Work”

More on lockdowns as a core response to community spread of Covid-19.

Fear of Flying Is a COVID-Era Conundrum

Airlines say it’s safe to fly during the Covid pandemic. Is it?

Loneliness, Happiness, and Love in Times of Covid-19

The altered constraints on whom we spend time with imposed by the Covid-19 crisis might have affected human happiness.

Boeing 737 MAX Cleared to Fly Again, Amidst Plummeting Demand for Air Travel and Aircraft as a Result of COVID-19

FAA clears Boeing 737 MAX to fly again today, but the COVID-19 pandemic has decimated air travel and the demand for new aircraft.

Government-Funded Scientists Laid the Groundwork for Billion-Dollar Vaccines

Muxh of the initial funding for COVID-19 vaccines originally arose from federally-funded research. Socialize costs, privatize profits.

Nick Corbishley: Bankruptcy Looms As Cash-Starved UK Local Councils’ High-Risk Real Estate Bets Sour

UK councils were already in trouble due to austerity, inflated charges for services, and mismanagement. Covid is set to generate bankruptcies

COVID-19 Compounding Inequalities

The COVID-19 crisis may worsen inequality and push more than 70 million people into extreme poverty, according to the United Nations.

Waste Watch: Carbon Emissions to Increase in the UK from Waste Disposal; Yet Another Reason We Need To Cease Making So Much Plastic

Absent immediate and drastic action to limit plastics use, global emissions will increase as incineration is used for waste disposal.

How Biden Can Protect Workers on Day 1

By using the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Biden could improve worker safety during the pandemic without Congress’s help.

Ticketmaster’s Reckless, Privacy-Shredding Covid Plan to Get You in Their Seats

Ticketmaster wants to use technology to make events safer. Too bad its ideas are intrusive and medically questionable.

Tapped-Out Tenants Take Charge as Landlords Pursue End Runs Around Eviction Moratorium

Tenants face harassment and lockouts to pressure them to leave their homes — but renters are fighting back.

Dealing with the Second Wave: Subsidies, Instead of Ordering Closures

Could officials use carrots rather than a stick to induce short-term closures of high risk businesses like restaurants?