Category Archives: Pandemic

As Trump Touts His ‘Great’ COVID Drugs, the Pharma Cash Flows to Biden, Not Him

Despite a miracle COVID-19 cure Trump attributes to state-of-the-art drugs, Big Pharma sends its donations to Biden’s campaign.

Have the Democrats Risked Ruin by Increasing Vaccine Hesitancy in the Electorate?

The Precautionary Principle and the politics of vaccine development

Battle Rages Inside Hospitals Over How COVID Strikes and Kills: Aerosols or Droplets

The wonky, seemingly semantic debate over SARS-COV-2 transmission has a real-world impact on what sort of protective measures health care companies need to take to protect their patients and workers.

Pandemic Erects Barriers for Prized Bloc of Voters in Nursing Homes, Senior Facilities

How voters in retirement facilities are being disenfranchised.

Rana Foroohar and Mark Blyth: How Deep Will the Depression Get?

Rana Roroohar and Mark Blyth discuss the elections, tech, China, and Covid v. recovery with Paul Jay.

‘A Definite and Sustained Increase’: Europe Leads Record Single-Day Worldwide Covid-19 Infection Surge

Europe reported nearly 100,000 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday—more than in the U.S., India, and Brazil, the world’s Covid-19 case leaders

New York City Seeks to Shortchange Teachers on $900 Million of Back Pay

Another sign of increasing budget problems in New York City.

Trump Shoots His Campaign in the Head

Trump is back to his usual self-destructive form.

Covid-19 and the Global Addiction to Cheap Migrant Labor

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the world’s structural dependence on exploitable labor.

Pandemics and Inequality

Pandemics have a long tail, including their impact on inequality.

Macro N Cheese – Debt Deflation and the Neofeudal Empire with Michael Hudson

Another tour de force by Michael Hudson, this one stressing the role of unproductive real estate in modern debt bondage and Trump’s MMT.

Why Don’t We Study Countries That Have Had COVID-19 Success?

Hong Kong, Vietnam, Taiwan, and New Zealand have recorded low COVID-19 deaths. Why do we hear so little about the reeasons for their success?

The Chamber Of Commerce Dems From The Republican Wing Of The Democratic Party Just Undercut Pelosi’s Pandemic Negotiations With Mnuchin

Various corporate interests are tossing around their weight on the latest pandemic stimlus package, pressing for it to be lean and mean.