A very public dispute has broken out between some of Italy’s, and the world’s, most high-profile doctors after one expert claimed the coronavirus “no longer exists clinically.” Dr. Alberto Zangrillo, the head of intensive care at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan in Lombardy (the epicenter of Italy’s coronavirus outbreak), caused a stir on Sunday […]
Wuhan Virus Killed the American Spirit. It’s Time for a Resurrection…
Thirty years ago, my family and I were refugees in Europe looking for a place to call home. My parents wanted to come to the United States. I asked my father, “Why America?” and his answer has always given me chills. He said, “The American spirit, what America stands for, American exceptionalism. A ‘never say […]
Bank Groups Ask for Automatic Forgiveness for Small Business Pandemic Relief Loans Under $150k…
Two major bank trade groups, the Consumer Bankers Association and the Bank Policy Institute, said Tuesday that Congress should grant automatic forgiveness for all pandemic relief small business loans less than $150,000. “These small businesses and their employees are the backbone of our nation’s economy and communities. Their time and resources would be better focused […]
Salaries Get Chopped for Many Americans Who Manage to Keep Jobs…
Companies across the U.S. are cutting salaries as they fight to survive the coronavirus, upending a key assumption in modern economics and raising another hurdle to rapid recovery. The hard numbers won’t be in for months, but anecdotal evidence is piling up. On earnings calls, big businesses including The Container Store Group and Lyft have […]
Lockdowns Are Feeding Authoritarian Appetites…
There is something about a crisis that brings out the dictator in a politician—especially when they are feeding that crisis to keep the fires of panic raging. Former Democratic Chicago mayor and Obama flunky Rahm Emanuel said it before, and he said it again—this time, amid negotiations over how lawmakers should respond to the coronavirus […]
Prestigious Medical Journal Urges Outpatient Use of Hydroxychloroquine Regimen for Wuhan Virus…Of Course, Corporate Media Know Better…
A prestigious medical journal is criticizing news media coverage of hydroxychlorioquine in the battle against coronavirus, saying there is evidence the anti-malarial drug combined with the antibiotic azithromycin helps in the early stages of outpatient treatment. “These medications need to be widely available and promoted immediately for physicians to prescribe,” the American Journal of Epidemiology […]
Mandatory Masks Aren’t About Safety, They’re About Social Control…
On May 26, Virginia’s Gov. Ralph Northam announced that wearing masks outside one’s home will be mandatory effective May 29. He first hinted he might issue a masking order a week ago, likely to test the water. A new refrain in public discourse is growing in volume by the day: “Things will never be the […]
U.S. Formally Ending Relationship with WHO, Trump Announces…
The United States will formally terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 29, according to President Donald Trump. The president had warned the WHO less than two weeks prior that the United States would cut funding to the group unless it takes significant steps to prove independence from the Chinese Communist […]
Weekly Jobless Claims Add Another 2.1 Million, Revised First Quarter GDP -5%…
The Dept. of Labor released weekly unemployment data showing an additional 2.1 million workers filed new unemployment compensation claims last week; bringing the total claims to over 40 million since the Wuhan virus mitigation effort shut down the U.S. economy. However, there is some good news within the data. The “continuing claims”, meaning those who […]
Big Bankruptcies Sweep the U.S. in Fastest Pace Since May 2009…
In the first few weeks of the pandemic, it was just a trickle: companies like Alaskan airline Ravn Air pushed into bankruptcy as travel came to a halt and markets collapsed. But the financial distress wrought by the shutdowns only deepened, producing what is now a wave of insolvencies washing through America’s corporations. In May […]
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