Cut checks into the hands of people now. Bailout small and medium businesses with one string attached: keep payroll going. It’s asinine that neither of these provisions were included in the last stimulus. We will need a second round and it … [Read more...]
MA Democrats: Cancel May Convention, Scrap 15% Rule and Let Common Sense Prevail
The Massachusetts Democratic State Committee will be meeting next week to decide what actions to take regarding the State Nominating Convention scheduled to convene in Lowell's Tsongas Center in late May. Given the current worsening medical … [Read more...]
Report from Taiwan: Friends Return to the USA to Compare and Contrast
My friends and former co-workers, Marc and Sally, love to travel the world and this year spent some of February and March in Taiwan. This is their account of the response of Taiwan to COVID19, the letter they sent to friends after they … [Read more...]
Hacking COVID19: Open Source Global Brainstorms and Mutual Aid
MIT COVID19 Challenge - Beat the Pandemic Friday, April 3 at 6:00pm - Sunday, April 5 Online RSVP at https://covid19challenge.mit.edu We invite you to attend the MIT COVID-19 Challenge event, Beat the Pandemic, a series of virtual … [Read more...]
Warren’s Moment This Week Was Our Moment
All along, we have been able to see how blessed we are in Massachusetts to have a United States senator like Elizabeth Warren. But this week, she out did herself. With a two TRILLION dollar rescue package looming, earlier in the week it … [Read more...]
The GOP Death Cult comes out into the open
I've talked about the GOP suicide cult in the context of climate change, the denial of a grave and imminent danger that leads to catastrophe for all of us. The coronavirus pandemic has shown a telescoping of this pattern, condensed into … [Read more...]
Finally a “stay at home” order for “non-essentials”
Our governor yesterday issued a "stay at home" advisory, which apparently is just short of a "shelter-in-place" order ... or not. On Sunday he made a vague comment on the possible side-effects of such an edict, perhaps referring to the … [Read more...]
We’re locked in a room with a maniac.
I do not listen to the press conferences with Trump. I hear about the fallout afterwards. Perhaps it's best to ignore him, save our outrage, and give a signal boost only to correct misinformation. (Rachel Maddow had a good segment on this.) … [Read more...]
Crowd Sourcing Solutions to COVID19
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2763590 The editors of JAMA recognize the challenges, concerns, and frustration about the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) that is affecting the care of patients and safety … [Read more...]
The Front Line Waits Helplessly for Decimation
Just now, March 23, 2020, a retired captain in the US military on C-SPAN suggested that healthcare workers should REFUSE TO TREAT PATIENTS. Is it going to take something like this for people to wake up and demand that the 'president' in … [Read more...]