Monthly Archives: April 2020

‘Scared to Death’ by Arbitration: Companies Drowning in Their Own System Lawyers and a Silicon Valley start-up have found ways to flood the system with claims, so companies are looking to thwart a process they created. By Michael Corkery and Jessica Silver-Greenberg Teel … Continue reading →

‘Unforgettable’ Footage of Endless Line of Cars at Food Banks a Stark Illustration of Coronavirus Crisis in US by Eoin Higgins (4-10-20) “It is outrageous that in the richest country in the history of the world, people are going hungry,” … Continue reading →

No Class is an op-ed column by writer and radical organizer Kim Kelly that connects worker struggles and the current state of the American labor movement with its storied — and sometimes bloodied — past. BY KIM KELLY. (MARCH 20, 2020) … Continue reading →

Coronavirus can ‘reactivate’ in recovered patients, experts say. What does that mean? by Brooke Wolford (4-10-20) People who were thought to have recovered from the coronavirus tested positive again, indicating that patients can relapse, South Korean officials say. South Korea … Continue reading →

by David Yaffe-Bellany and Michael Corkery (4-11-20) David Yaffe-Bellany reports on the food industry and general business news. He graduated from Yale University and previously reported in Texas, Ohio and Connecticut. @yaffebellany Michael Corkery is a business reporter who covers the retail industry … Continue reading →

by Pepe ESCOBAR (4-9-20) Pepe Escobar looks at a frightening future that might follow the already terrifying Covid-19 global outbreak. You don’t need to read Michel Foucault’s work on biopolitics to understand that neoliberalism – in deep crisis since at least 2008 … Continue reading →

April 10, 2020 According to a new study from the National Multifamily Housing Council, it was found about a third of renters in the United States did not make their monthly payment by April 5, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. … Continue reading →

by Susan Rosenthal https://susanrosenthal.com/strategies/covid-19-a-question-of-power/ Globally, many people are afraid, angry, uncertain, and without confidence in their national leadership. – The Lancet The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting people all over the world in an immediate and deeply personal manner. Close to one-third of humanity … Continue reading →

BY DAVID RASBACHAPRIL 09, 2020 08:39 AM A delivery of test kit materials that would have allowed Bellingham’s St. Joseph hospital and other PeaceHealth medical facilities in the Northwest to run COVID-19 tests quicker were seized and diverted by the … Continue reading →

BY SARA GENTZLERAPRIL 07, 2020 01:47 PM, UPDATED APRIL 07, 2020 01:47 PM Intercity Transit will suspend its regular bus service and require advance reservations for people who need transportation for “essential trips” starting Monday, April 13, the agency announced Tuesday. … Continue reading →