Category Archives: Pandemic

Don’t “Trust the Science,” Trust Science While You Hone Your Critical Thinking Skills

What do we mean, “the” science?

Wolf Richter: The State of the American Restaurant, City by City

New York City, San Francisco, Honolulu are still down over 80% from a year ago in terms of “seated diners.” Then there is the “LN-shaped” recovery in Pittsburgh.

54 Million People in the U.S. May Go Hungry During Pandemic—Can Urban Farms Help?

In the COVID era, growing food locally has become more essential than ever.

Delayed Second Stimulus Already Leading to Cuts in Grocery Store Spending

Hunger is on the rise. Grocery store operators see weaker spending now that the $600/week unemployment supplements are gone.

Tom Ferguson: Biden Blurring Almost Everything

Political scientist Tom Ferguson juxtaposes the factions around Biden with how Roosevelt eventually stared down banks and corporatists in the second phase of the New Deal

‘Threadbare’ US System Denounced as Study Shows 12 Million Lost Employer-Tied Health Care During Pandemic

New data on how many lost their health insurance, which often means health care, due to Covid. And the numbers are not getting better soon.

Another COVID Mystery: Patients Survive Ventilator, But Linger in a Coma

Another way Covid-19 can mess up people who survive the disease: protracted comas

Columbia Journalism Review Publishes Detailed Expose on Gates Foundation Buys Influence With Journalists

Why you should not trust the Gates Foundation.

Foreign Direct Investment and Supply Chains in a Risky World

More forecasts on the future of supply chains.

A Levels: Government’s U-Turn Has Left Universities in the Lurch

The A-level crisis is increasing pressures on UK universities already stressed by COVID-19, as are their US and Australian counterparts.

New York City Faces Another “Drop Dead”: How Many Other Cities Will Wind Up in Distress?

We are at best only at the end of the beginning of big cities’ Covid-19 pain. What comes next?

Covid-19: Carmageddon Beckons Unless Work from Home Continues

Another way Covid-19 is wreacking havoc on major cities.