Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
'Covid is taking over': Brazil plunges into deadliest chapter of its epidemic
Last year, Jair Bolsonaro declared Brazil had reached ‘the tail end’ of one of the world’s worst outbreaks. Three months later the country has lost almost 100,000 more lives.
Italy to shut shops and schools amid infection spike
Stupid is as stupid does: Texas woman tackled, arrested for refusing to mask up. Oddly, her name was not Karen.
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
Inflation Watch: Beware The Ides Of March
Wyoming Set to Receive Most Covid Relief Aid
Wyoming will receive the most state aid in the COVID relief/stimulus bill per capita, followed by Vermont and Alaska. They are the three least populous states in America.
An optimist’s take on the economy: 17 Reasons to Let the Economic Optimism Begin
Politics:
Trump Should Be Terrified As Michael Cohen Leads Manhattan DA Toward A Criminal Indictment https://t.co/gNToP4IqU5
— #TuckFrump (@realTuckFrumper) March 13, 2021
Republican Appeal to Jeff Bezos Backfires
Amazon announced plans to stop selling all books that frame transgender and other sexual identities as mental illness, a decision it reached after four Republican senators complained to CEO Jeff Bezos last month when the company pulled a single book on the subject from its virtual shelves.
How urban planning and housing policy helped create ‘food apartheid’ in US cities
West Virginia Governor Owes Millions In Environmental Fines
The richest person in West Virginia, who is also the state’s governor, owns coal companies that routinely violate environmental laws. Latest filings say the companies owe over $3 million for not complying with a major water pollution settlement.
How Biden Transformed the Republican Debate Over Poverty
Texas distorts its past – and Sam Houston’s legacy – to defend Confederate monuments
Serendipity:
Why we are living in 'Gothic times'
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