Stories of “assault by coughing” are appearing all over America, most recently in our own Briarpatch Coop in Grass Valley: Shannon Snow was shopping at BriarPatch on July 14, and noted the store had been limiting shoppers and handing out masks at the door. She said she had to pass a couple with a…
As Republicans discuss the next stimulus among themselves, many seem determined not to “spend more taxpayer money” on supplementing unemployment insurance, which they consider a disincentive to work (as if the pandemic weren’t a sufficient disincentive). This is apparently a logical conclusion from their persistent belief in the myth of trickle down, which should…
Dear Dad: It’s been about forty years since you died. I’m sorry I’ve waited so long to write to you. We got busy raising kids … well, I know you know what that’s like. But ours are all grown up now and have lives of their own. Actually they’ve been grown-up and on their…
Kristin Lunz Trujillo, University of Minnesota and Matt Motta, Oklahoma State University The availability of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus will likely play a key role in determining when Americans can return to life as usual. Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on April 30 announced…
Editor’s Note: The current economic crisis, with its potential for becoming another Great Depression, makes the understanding of Modern Monetary Theory urgent, although it’s unlikely to be implemented by either party, no matter who wins in November. John Whittaker, Lancaster University There is no limit to the quantity of money that can be created…