Why Economists Who Have No Problem With Price Gouging Are Wrong
Even though price gouging amid a natural disaster and certainly during a pandemic would appear to be wrong on many ...
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Trump Says Evidence Ties China Lab to Virus, Threatens Tariffs
Trump threatened China with fresh tariffs as he stepped up his attacks on Beijing over the coronavirus crisis, saying he ...
Afghan Peace Process Risks Collapse as Violence Flares
Two months after the US and the Taliban signed a deal Washington heralded as the way to end Afghanistan's war, ...
Asian Markets Mostly up as Lockdowns Eased but Oil Plunges Again
Asian stocks mostly rose Tuesday as investors track government moves to ease lockdown measures around the world, but US oil ...
Halting Immigration: Trump’s Latest Try to Deflect Virus Mismanagement
Trump’s ‘suspension’ of permanent legal immigration shows there is nothing to which this president won’t stoop to deflect responsibility for ...
With COVID-19, Civil Discontent Must Not Lead to Civil Disobedience
Only an effective government is capable of mobilizing an entire country to carry out a seemingly infinite number of tasks ...
The US’ China Gambit Has Failed. It Is Time to Decouple
It is high time the US learned that it is impossible to integrate a communist dictatorship into a democratic world ...
Hospital Warzones: What Syrian and US Health Workers Now Share
With COVID-19, American doctors must lean on those in the Middle East for assistance, expertise, and commiseration, inverting what for ...
Lessons from Weinstein’s Trial in Times of Coronavirus
Violence against women is also a pandemic, and when courts reopen, many brave souls will return to speak up and ask ...
Coronavirus Relief Bill: We Must Guard the Floodgates of Fraud
Regrettably, with the kind of massive government care package such as the $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill, fraud is sure ...
Why Trump’s Coronavirus Response Could Win Him a Second Term
Trump's focus on the economy at the cost of concentrating on the coronavirus may improve his chances of being reelected.
ICE Needs to Stand Down – For Everyone’s Good
The US immigration enforcement machinery keeps cranking on, even amid the worst global pandemic in over a century. The public health impacts ...
If Only Trump Could Put National Interest Ahead of Personal Interest
COVID-19 has shown the glaring weaknesses in the American economy because frequent crises requiring rapid bailouts do little to address ...
Too Little or Too Late: US Senate Response to Public Health Crises
In the last decade, the US Senate response to public health crises has been either too little or too late.
What Coronavirus Teaches US About Putting All Its Eggs in One Basket
The coronavirus pandemic offers a moment to reflect on whether the great reliance on Chinese supply chains is desirable for ...
The Rent is Due But Many Americans Can’t Pay the Bills
Brittany Brook lost her job on March 16 due to the coronavirus pandemic, two days after her husband Matthew Whitfield ...
Democrats Should Run – and Run Hard – on Health Care
Democrats should emphasize the benefits brought by the Affordable Care Act while giving voters frequent reminders about what happens if ...
Pivotal Moment? What History Tells Us About COVID-19’s Future Impact
Massive epidemics, catastrophic disasters, and prolonged deadly conflagrations are pivotal moments that often alter the course of history.
What Progressives Can Learn from Bernie Sanders’ Campaign
Bernie Sanders has shown more than perhaps anything else that the revolution needs more than votes – it needs worker ...
Coronavirus, Quarantine, and Loneliness: The Next Public Health Crisis?
To slow the spread of coronavirus, the US is practicing social distancing. However, since social isolation and loneliness are determinants ...
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