The Coronavirus and the Future of Main Street
By Lloyd Alter Our Main Streets and High Streets have been in trouble for decades, thanks to the onslaught of malls, then Walmart and the big box stores, then Amazon and online shopping. It wasn’t…
By Lloyd Alter Our Main Streets and High Streets have been in trouble for decades, thanks to the onslaught of malls, then Walmart and the big box stores, then Amazon and online shopping. It wasn’t…
By Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt Doctor Ming Lin is the first emergency room doctor to be fired for going public with his concerns about poor hospital emergency room safety practices and shortages of medical…
Taiwan’s Initial Success Is a Model for the Rest of the World By Jaron Lanier and E. Glen Weyl The spread of the novel coronavirus and the resulting COVID-19 pandemic have provided a powerful test…
It will save $450 billion and prevent 68,000 deaths every year. Read more at Common Dreams.
Some legislated or regulated solutions to the maddening world of medical billing would be welcome. Read the story at The New York Times.
A new study finds that higher union density corresponds to fewer deaths by overdose and suicide. Read the article at Jacobin Magazine.
Portugal solved its drug crisis. Why can’t America do the same? Read more at The Huffington Post.
It’s our current system that’s a wasteful, unsustainable disaster. Read the article at Common Dreams.
One resource seems infinite and free: the professionalism of caregivers. Read more at The New York Times.
Proposed change could end disability benefits for hundreds of thousands – read the article at Common Dreams.