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What's Inside The Senate's $2 Trillion Coronavirus Aid Package

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/26/821457551/whats-inside-the-senate-s-2-trillion-coronavirus-aid-package

Shortage of medical gear sparks bidding war among states

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/490263-shortage-of-medical-gear-sparks-bidding-war-among-states

Bob Dylan - Murder Most Foul (Official Audio)

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=bob+dylan&view=detail&mid=C0AAF0A13D70384B18D9C0AAF0A13D70384B18D9&FORM=VIRE

chief economist on $2T stimulus bill:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKh_DBNBsEE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Wr3RtsrpyI and Robert Reich   https://robertreich.org/post/612868203261149184

Inequality For All by Robert Reich - Full Documentary (HD)

http://videos.sapo.pt/5HOtE5cCyzRYNzGmSZ6Z Robert Reich’s ‘Saving Capitalism’ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/15/books/review/robert-reichs-saving-capitalism.html

This Land of Denial and Death Paul Krugman

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/opinion/republicans-science-coronavirus.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

Can we afford the future

http://www.bu.edu/pardee/ackerman-afford-future/

Virus Economics

This surge doesn’t cause only more short-term deaths and overwhelmed hospitals. It also leads to more cases in later months, by creating a larger group of infected people who can spread the virus to others. As Tom Frieden, a former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told me, “The higher the peak, the longer it lasts.” And the longer that the country is gripped by the virus, the deeper that the economic downturn will be. Austan Goolsbee, a University of Chicago professor, refers to this as the first rule of  “virus economics” : The only way to resuscitate the economy is to stop the virus. Premature attempts to restart business activity will lead to further outbreaks, which will cause more fear and new shutdowns. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/opinion/trump-coronavirus-election.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

Trump Said He Was the President of Manufacturing. Then Disaster Struck.

 in the first national crisis that required harnessing American manufacturing ingenuity and ramping up production of ventilators, perhaps the most crucial piece of equipment for patients in crisis, the White House’s ability to gather the power of American industry crumpled. It was unable to communicate how many ventilators it would need or how quickly it would need them. Mr. Trump set states off on a mad scramble to find their own, leading to bidding wars against one another. Even today it is unclear who is deciding where the new American production will be directed — to the highest bidders or to the cities that need them most. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-ventilators-manufacturing-gm.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

The Atlantic COVID Coverage

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-covid-19-the-atlantics-most-crucial-coverage/607906/

Who Should Be Saved First? Ethical Guidance 2) The U.S. Tried to Build a New Fleet of Ventilators. The Mission Failed.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/upshot/coronavirus-rationing-decisions-ethicists.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/business/coronavirus-us-ventilator-shortage.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage

Covid-19 Brings Out All the Usual Zombies

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/opinion/coronavirus-trump-response.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

Locked Out of the Virtual Classroom

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/opinion/coronavirus-internet-schools-learning.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

How the Fed’s Magic Money Machine Will Turn $454 Billion Into $4 Trillion

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/business/economy/fed-coronavirus-stimulus.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Is Preventing COVID-19 Deaths Worth a Severe Recession? The Answer Depends on Controversial Assumptions About the Epidemic's Lethality.

https://reason.com/2020/03/25/is-preventing-covid-19-deaths-worth-a-severe-recession-the-answer-depends-on-controversial-assumptions-about-the-epidemics-lethality/

On Coronavirus, We’re #1

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/opinion/trump-coronavirus.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

The Coronavirus Economy: When Washington Takes Over Business

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/business/economy/coronavirus-relief-bill.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

White House Considers $1 Billion Price Tag for Ventilators — and Has Second Thoughts

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/us/politics/coronavirus-ventilators-trump.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage

What You Can Do About Coronavirus Right Now

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/coronavirus-preparation-preparedness.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

How to Look Your Best on a Webcam

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/realestate/coronavirus-webcam-appearance.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Trump Wants to ‘Reopen America.’ Here’s What Happens if We Do.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/25/opinion/coronavirus-trump-reopen-america.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

Senate Plans Vote on $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill After Sealing Bipartisan Deal

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/us/politics/coronavirus-senate-deal.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage See a multiplier of 2 is predicted...

CALFAC FAQ

https://www.calfac.org/post/covid-19-q-and-cfa-members

How to Avoid Complete Economic Destruction

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/opinion/coronavirus-economy.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Coronavirus

https://econospeak.blogspot.com/2020/03/benefit-cost-analysis-and-coronavirus.html

We’re Doing What We Can to Keep Truckers on the Road

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/opinion/coronavirus-trucking.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

Coronavirus Outbreak Proves There Is No Public Health System in the US

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/03/17/coronavirus-outbreak-proves-there-no-public-health-system-us

This Is How the Coronavirus Will Destroy the Economy--Zombies

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/16/opinion/coronavirus-economy-debt.html

Peter Gordon Be a persuader

http://www.petergordonsblog.com/2019/07/be-persuader.html

No, Productivity Does Not Explain Income

https://democracyjournal.org/magazine/56/the-greatest-mobilization-since-wwii/

Green New Deal Wartime Footing

https://democracyjournal.org/magazine/56/the-greatest-mobilization-since-wwii/

Democracy and Capitalism

https://democracyjournal.org/magazine/56/a-tale-of-two-capitalisms/

World War Zero

https://worldwarzero.com/

The Great Reversal How America Gave Up on Free Markets Thomas Philippon

https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674237544

Our ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ Is Killing the Planet

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/opinion/our-pursuit-of-happiness-is-killing-the-planet.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage We need to strike a new balance between our private pleasures and our collective survival. As the coronavirus continues to spread, the chances that any one of us will be placed in quarantine goes up considerably. I know that being locked away like that would drive me nuts. Two weeks subtracted from my life! Still, I’d accept the justice of my confinement because I would recognize that my liberty had come to pose a real danger to my fellow humans. Now, let’s ratchet up the sacrifice: Suppose you were required by law to turn the thermostat up to 75 in the summer, and down to 66 in the winter, in order to reduce your carbon footprint. The principle is the same: Your freedom to live as you wish turns out to jeopardize public well-being. I, for one, would bristle; I can’t stand being hot in summer. Maybe you wouldn’t mind. But what if you w...

Camtasia for free

https://www.csusb.edu/its/software/faculty-staff-software

When It’s This Easy at the Top, It’s Harder for Everyone Else

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/28/business/velvet-rope-economy.html?algo=bandit-story_desk_filter&fellback=false&imp_id=389265498&imp_id=787376757&action=click&module=editorsPicks&pgtype=Article&region=Footer

How to Find the Best C.P.A. or Tax Accountant Near You

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/14/smarter-living/wirecutter/find-best-cpa-tax-accountant-near-me.html?algo=random&fellback=false&imp_id=941506787&imp_id=446286213&action=click&module=Smarter%20Living&pgtype=Homepage

The affordability crisis in California has sent families fleeing from high-cost places like San Francisco, where the average apartment rents for above $4,000

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/us/california-primary-super-tuesday.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage

The Economics of Belonging: A Radical Plan to Win Back the Left-Behind and Achieve Prosperity for All

https://press.princeton.edu/books/ebook/9780691204536/the-economics-of-belonging The Economics of Belonging:  A Radical Plan to Win Back the Left-Behind and Achieve Prosperity for All Martin Sandbu A radical new approach to economic policy that addresses the symptoms and causes of inequality in Western society today

Hyman Minsky at 100: Was Minsky a Communist?

https://monthlyreview.org/2020/03/01/hyman-minsky-at-100-was-minsky-a-communist/?fbclid=IwAR0j1WzagP4OxeivvKebYf8DBQcdNsMsgaR8upthZWM3Of44CYxSOhc7JOU

The Racism of Neoliberalism Race-conscious solutions must be at the center of our policy discussions.

https://evonomics.com/racism-neoliberalism-darrick-hamilton/