The international media coverage and academic analyses have mainly focused on the magnitude of the COVID-19 crisis in the affluent societies of the North, in … The State, Public Responses, and the Day After the PandemicRead more
Covid-19
Posted inEconomics
Corporate financial resilience in times of COVID-19
In our working paper Safeguarding financial resilience for sustainability’ we argue that large companies listed on the European and the US stock exchanges have become … Corporate financial resilience in times of COVID-19Read more
Posted inHealth / News
Using a public restroom? Mask up
The researchers’ work clearly shows public restrooms can be dangerous places for potentially becoming infected from a virus, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other work … Using a public restroom? Mask upRead more
Posted inHealth / Housing / ToMl / USA Empire
Housing Is Health
We look at the crisis of homelessness during the coronavirus pandemic in California, where the number of cases has passed 6,000 with 132 deaths. The … Housing Is HealthRead more
Posted inMedia / ToMl / USA Empire
War and Pandemic Journalism
The struggle against Covid-19 has often been compared to fighting a war. Much of this rhetoric is bombast, but the similarities between the struggle against … War and Pandemic JournalismRead more
Posted inCartoon / Hindutva / Multimedia
Corona is an opportunity
— source cartoonistsatish.com | 07/22/2020
Posted inCorruption / ToMl / USA Empire
Corruption in the Time of Coronavirus
On March 23, the Fed announced its largest-ever intervention in the financial markets. Bazooka is too timid a word to describe it. More like a … Corruption in the Time of CoronavirusRead more
Posted inEconomics / Tax / ToMl
Reconsidering the Idea of Pigou Wealth Tax in the Time of Covid-19
Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877-1959), a British economist, is well known for his contributions to welfare economics. One of the most prolific writers of his time, … Reconsidering the Idea of Pigou Wealth Tax in the Time of Covid-19Read more
Posted inDisease / ToMl / USA Empire
Why America Has the World’s Most Confirmed Covid-19 Cases
On Thursday, we hit a grim watershed. The US overtook Italy and China as the country with the highest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases. This … Why America Has the World’s Most Confirmed Covid-19 CasesRead more
Posted inEconomics / Pentagon / ToMl / USA Empire
Covid-19 Means Good Times for the Pentagon
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Washington has initiated its largest spending binge in history. In the process, you might assume that the unparalleled spread … Covid-19 Means Good Times for the PentagonRead more