New ABC-Washington Post poll shows a majority favor halting the spread of COVID-19 over restarting the economy – despite the propaganda blitz.
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Wednesday, July 9, 2025
New Poll Says a Majority of Americans Would Privilege Slowing the Spread of COVID-19 Over Restarting the Economy (Despite the Relentless Assault of Get Back to Work, Slackers! Propaganda)
Topics: Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Pandemic, Politics
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 9:55 am | 23 Comments »
Links 6/1/2020
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:55 am | 158 Comments »
Watch: This Is What It Looks Like When the Response to Protests Against Police Violence Is… More Police Violence
Compilation of footage of police response to protests in various U.S. cities over police brutality and the killing of George Floyd, plus Amnesty International condemnation.
Topics: Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Politics, Surveillance state
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:50 am | 101 Comments »
EU Stimulus Fakery as Brexit Stumbles Forward
The news on the EU and UK fronts is less than promising. It looks good only compared to rampaging cops on this side of the pond.
Topics: Banana republic, Brexit, Economic fundamentals, Europe, Free markets and their discontents, Macroeconomic policy, Pandemic, Politics, UK
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:10 am | 32 Comments »
Why Americans Are Tiring of Social Distancing and Hand-Washing – 2 Behavioral Scientists Explain
Most people are not neurotic enough to maintain disiplines like social distancing over long periods of time.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Health care, Pandemic, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:09 am | 50 Comments »
COVID-19 Impact on the Fashion Industry: Slow Down
The pace of the wasteful fashion industry will slow as we learn to cope with COVID-19. Will sustainability become more than a buzzword?
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Globalization, Guest Post, India, Pandemic
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 11:55 am | 7 Comments »
Links 5/31/2020
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:55 am | 262 Comments »
The Federal Reserve’s Coronavirus Crisis Actions, Explained (Part 7)
This is part 7 of my ongoing coverage of the Federal Reserve’s Coronavirus actions.
Topics: Banking industry, Credit markets, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Federal Reserve, Guest Post, Pandemic, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:50 am | 13 Comments »
Links 5/30/2020
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 248 Comments »
Riot or Resistance? How Media Frames Unrest in Minneapolis Will Shape Public’s View of Protest
Data on media bias in covering protes
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Media watch, Politics, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:33 am | 106 Comments »
Why New Infrastructure Is a National Imperative
Time to do something about America’s creaky infrastructure.
Topics: Banana republic, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Infrastructure, Macroeconomic policy, Politics, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:12 am | 30 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/29/2020
COVID charts of Southeast Asia ~ Biden leaves basement ~ Klobuchar veepstakes ~ Briahna Joy Gray ~ Pollsters ~ Manufacturing, personal income, consumer sentiment ~ Hydroxychloroquine ~ SIR models ~ Cannabis in ancient Isreael ~ Minneapolis “thugs”; mystery man with umbrella ~ Monet
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 268 Comments »
COVID-19 in Mauritius and Other Tourist Paradises: A Progress Report
Mauritius coped well with Covid-19 despite its tiny size and the importance of tourism.
Topics: Africa, Economic fundamentals, Guest Post, Health care, Pandemic, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Social policy
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 9 Comments »
Links 5/29/2020
Topics: Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 200 Comments »
Death, Suicides, And The Pandemic Economy
The data on suicides and economic distress is more muddy than you’d expect.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Health care, Income disparity, Pandemic, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:27 am | 29 Comments »