Issue: 814
Apr 16, 2020
Cover Story
The Tragic Pandemic of Greed
Editorial Board
Why did these humans invest in irrational schemes, including those establishing educational institutions, which passed down to future generations the value of inflicting suffering and death? Survival-of-the fitness or, rather, the survival-of-the-wealthiest! Accolades and awards, doled out to the ascending winners.
This storm will pass. But the choice we make now could change our lives for years to come. Yuval Noah Harari, “The World After Coronavirus,” Financial…
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Guest Commentary
Why Not Just Get on with Our Lives?
Guest Commentator
If we try to reopen things too soon and we end up with a crushing second wave of this, it’s a lot worse than doing it right for a longer period of time.
Many people are asking today why seemingly healthy people should follow COVID-19 guidelines for social distancing and stay at home directives. Why not just have the…
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Commentary
City Finances Are Hard-Hit by the Coronavirus
Editorial Board
Cities are Blacker, browner, older, and younger than the rest of America. These folks, among the neediest, are also the ones at more risk to the coronavirus. It was no surprise to learn that Black folk are more likely to get the coronavirus than others.
Cities depend on density. They depend on people milling around downtown, or at neighborhood parks, or street fairs and restaurants. Not only does this milling about…
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Sharp n’ Blunt
God, Please Protect Me From Your Followers . . .!
Columnist
Send me $20.00, and I’ll send you, absolutely free, a touch from God!
Since I was knee-high to a grasshopper I’ve always been skeptical and suspicious of “religious” folks; their small, simple-minded arrogance, the extremely judgmental mentality most seem…
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Commentary
Biden’s 2020 Challenges v. Trump
Columnist
Biden apparently believes that he does not have to generate voter fervor other than to be reliable Uncle Joe. That will not be nearly enough as he approaches a critical period for engaging his core voters.
The Republican and Democratic electorate, according to recent polls, is beginning to tire of Trump’s daily clown show that he is addicted to because of its…
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