It Doesn’t Trickle Down, It Goes Into the Stock Market
Professor Richard Wolfe explains why it doesn’t trickle down:
Laurie Garrett Thinks A 36-Month Pandemic is Optimistic
In this excerpt from her interview with Democracy Now, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Laurie Garrett says her most optimistic estimate is that the COVID-19 pandemic will be over in about 36 months. Her description of the complexity of developing a vaccine for most of the over 7 billion humans on planet Earth is very realistic…
“The Republican Policy is to Let Seniors Die”
EXCERPT from … “GOP ‘Plot to Gut Social Security Behind Closed Doors’ Gains Steam in Senate Covid-19 Talks” ‘Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Security Works, said in an emailed statement to Common Dreams that “at a time when current Republican policy is to let seniors die of Covid-19 by the tens of thousands without…
The Risks – Know Them – Avoid Them
By Erin Bromage (from blog) “It seems many people are breathing some relief, and I’m not sure why. An epidemic curve has a relatively predictable upslope and once the peak is reached, the back slope can also be predicted. We have robust data from the outbreaks in China and Italy, that shows the backside…
Trump’s 4-Step Plan for Reopening the Economy Will Be Lethal
By Robert Reich Originally published in the Robert Reich blog Donald Trump is getting nervous. Internal polls show him losing in November unless the economy comes roaring back. But much of the American economy remains closed because of the pandemic. The number of infections and deaths continue to climb. Almost 3,000 Americans died last…