Martin Wolf and Wishful Thinking on Ending Coronavirus Lockdowns
It would be nice to go back to something like the old normal. But the coronavirus is still very much in charge.
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New York Fed, FDIC Tout “Opacity in a Banking Crisis” to Keep Corporations, Hedge Funds, PE Firms & Counterparties in the Dark about Weak Banks
An article by Fed and FDIC researchers argues for hiding banks’ dirty laundry. Too bad the authorities didn’t make banks shape up instead.
Read more...Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Some Pipeline Projects Push Forward While Others Falter Nationwide
Pipeline projects proceed, sometimes on a stealth basis, under cover of the COVID-19 crisis and despite the collapse of world oil prices.
Read more...AirBnB Has Been Rocked by COVID-19. Do We Really Want To See It Recover?
AirBnB is a flagrant rule-breaking disruptor. Is it worth it to try to bring it to heel now, or is it beyond redemption?
Read more...Right to Repair and Ventilators: Saving COVID-19 Patients
The coronavirus crisis highlights the importance of ensuring wide access to repair information for lifesaving machines, such as ventilators.
Read more...What Wall Street Doesn’t Want You to Know About Hospital Emergency Rooms
A coronavirus whistleblower winds up also exposing that private equity has too much say in running emergency rooms.
Read more...Why Can’t Everyone in This Country Get Free COVID-19 Treatment?
The US is well into the Covid-19 crisis, yet most citizens are at risk of big bills if they seek testing and care.
Read more...The First Victims of the Oil Price War
Why Russia has the upper hand in the oil price war, and what that might mean for US shale players.
Read more...Developing a Vaccine for Covid-19. What To Expect?
A quick look at the state of play for a Covid-19 vaccine.
Read more...Brace Yourselves: The US Is Setting Up a Ghastly “Natural Experiment”
The US may be about to be exceptional…in not a good way.
Read more...RJ Eskow: 7 Rules for the Boeing Bailout
As the world struggles with the pandemic, Boeing should be seen as the vector for a parallel epidemic. It’s Patient Zero in an epidemic of corporate failure. As we change the way we live our lives, corporations like Boeing should change the way they are run. Corporate mismanagement made this crisis worse and, if it doesn’t change, will make the recovery more difficult.
Read more...At Long Last the Government Can Borrow Straight From the Bank of England – As Modern Monetary Theory Has Always Suggested It Should
The UK embraces modern monetary theory….and perhaps hopes no one notices.
Read more...Global Level 4 Travel Advisory: Stealth Subsidy for Insurers?
The State Department’s global level 4 health advisory,recommending US citizens not travel internationally, has travel insurance implications.
Read more...A Modest Proposal: Make Sure the Public Knows, in Real Time, When Congresscritters are Dumping Shares
The COVID-19 specter led Congresscritters to coo reassurance, and dump shares. A modest proposal: require immediate disclosure of trades.
Read more...Prisons and the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Must Be Done NOW to Prevent Catastrophe
Interview with prison expert Michele Deitch about what can be done to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in prisons: NOW!
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