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
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Columbia Journalism Review Publishes Detailed Expose on Gates Foundation Buys Influence With Journalists
Why you should not trust the Gates Foundation.
Read more...Foreign Direct Investment and Supply Chains in a Risky World
More forecasts on the future of supply chains.
Read more...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.
Read more...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?
Read more...Covid-19: Carmageddon Beckons Unless Work from Home Continues
Another way Covid-19 is wreacking havoc on major cities.
Read more...‘They Have Nowhere To Run’: Inmate Families, Advocates Push for Prisoner Release as California Wildfires Engulf State
The prisons that house some inamets lie in the path of wildfires, and California hasn’t yet furloughed them or moved them to safety.
Read more...Something Remarkable Just Happened This August: How the Pandemic Has Sped Up the Passage to Postcapitalism
Yanis Varioufakis discusses the emerging shape of postcapitalism.
Read more...Looting, American Style: CEOs Get Big Pre-Bankruptcy Bonuses Even When Lenders and Employees Stiffed
Failed CEOs succeed in looting their companies on the verge of bankruptcy filings.
Read more...Saudi Arabia Refuses To Learn From Its Two Failed Oil Price Wars
The oil situation has developed not necessarily to Saudi Arabia’s advantage, but MbS appears not to have gotten the memo.
Read more...Cloth Masks Do Protect the Wearer – Breathing in Less Coronavirus Means You Get Less Sick
More evidence in support of masks.
Read more...As Courts Re-Open, Britain’s Renters Must Confront the Power of Landlords
Renters and landlords need to come to terms in the Covid-19 new normal. But it’s not shaping up to be pretty.
Read more...Mortgage Delinquencies Jump by Most Ever. 60-Day Delinquencies Hit Highest Level Ever. Record 16% of FHA Mortgages Delinquent. What a Mess
A spike in mortgage delinquencies says more bad results are coming, particularly with no new stimulus in sight.
Read more...Grim Future of Cities: State’s Growing Budget Hole Threatens New York City Jobs, Services
The New York City budget hole is getting bigger. How much of a harbinger is this for other US cities?
Read more...What Will the Real American Resistance Look Like — Chaotic Rebellion or Organized General Strikes?
As lower and middle income Americans slide into dire straits thanks to Covid-19, political pressure is building. But are Americans capable of rebellion?
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