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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Pandemic and Growth
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Pandemic and Growth There is no way authorities can limit the coronavirus and restore global growth and debt expansion to December 2019 levels. Authorities around the world are between a rock and a hard place: they need policies that both limit the spread of the coronavirus and allow their […]
When Economic Depression Follows Pandemic, No Time to Waste
When Economic Depression Follows Pandemic, No Time to Waste What the Bank of Canada and IMF see coming will demand bold stimulus. It is still sinking in that the end of the pandemic will not be the end of our troubles. On the contrary — we will likely see the end of the pandemic overlap […]
Pandemic Armchair Philosophy Blog 04-15-2020
Pandemic Armchair Philosophy Blog 04-15-2020 First, a recap. The Pandemic Armchair Philosophy Blog was born in the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic, and is designed to demonstrate philosophy’s practical side in these challenging times. It encourages readers–and not just professional philosophers–to utilize the hard-wired human propensities to think, imagine and create. It’s of the armchair variety […]
The New COVID-19 Authoritarians Will Only Give Up Power If They Fear Blowback
The New COVID-19 Authoritarians Will Only Give Up Power If They Fear Blowback It was autumn 1989. Momentous things were taking place in the world. The Berlin Wall had fallen. The people of the Eastern Bloc had succeeded at getting to the West through Hungary. The firm line between east and west was wavering. The […]
We’re Not Going Back to Normal
We’re Not Going Back to Normal Turn the key and the economy will restart. That’s a myth a lot of people in the mainstream have peddled since governments started shutting down the economy in response to the coronavirus pandemic. That’s not going to happen. We’re not going back to normal. In fact, things weren’t “normal” […]
Pandemic ‘poses particular challenges’ for food processing plants: Freeland
Pandemic ‘poses particular challenges’ for food processing plants: Freeland Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau warns labour shortages could affect the food supply Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government is working on ways to support Canada’s food processing plants during the COVID-19 pandemic in response to concerns about labour shortages. “I am so grateful to all […]
Cover-19 and the Death of Market Fundamentalism
COVID-19 AND THE DEATH OF MARKET FUNDAMENTALISM On top of the countless human tragedies, there will be many long-lasting social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Perhaps none will be more profound though, than the death of free market fundamentalism and the return of the State. Why now? After all, there have long been […]
Covid-19 and the Collapse of Cash
Covid-19 and the Collapse of Cash In my last article I referred to how since fears of Covid-19 in the UK took root in March, cash usage has fallen dramatically. Whilst the drop off has been substantial, the trend of cash payments being in decline is long established. Based on early evidence, the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated this […]
OPINION: Foxes in the henhouse – Who decides where bailout money goes?
OPINION: Foxes in the henhouse – Who decides where bailout money goes? In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, trillions of bailout dollars in the U.S. and Canada are about to be fire hosed into particular areas of the economy. Given that this is public money held by governments, who decides where and to whom […]
“Scarier Than Contracting The Virus” – Pandemic-Tracking Tech Raises Fears Of Global Surveillance State
“Scarier Than Contracting The Virus” – Pandemic-Tracking Tech Raises Fears Of Global Surveillance State The world is sleepwalking into a surveillance state, under cover of the virus pandemic. For the last several months, governments on both East and West hemispheres have been quickly imposing new digital surveillance measures to track and monitor citizens in quarantine. Governments have […]
Oil, Gas, Petrochemical Financial Woes Predate Pandemic — And Will Continue After, Despite Bailouts, Report Finds
Oil, Gas, Petrochemical Financial Woes Predate Pandemic — And Will Continue After, Despite Bailouts, Report Finds The oil, gas, and petrochemical industries have taken a massive financial blow from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) concludes, but its financial troubles preexisted the emergence of the novel coronavirus and are likely to extend […]
A Pandemic Iceberg Hits the ‘Unsinkable’ U.S. Economy– A Map Ahead
A Pandemic Iceberg Hits the ‘Unsinkable’ U.S. Economy– A Map Ahead The ‘unsinkable’ Titanic was designed to withstand a breach of four compartments, ensuring the ship would stay afloat. On the evening of April 14, 1912, the ship hit an iceberg, breaching five compartments, and within two and half hours, the vessel sank. Many investors […]
Scientists Discover Alarming Coronavirus Mutation That Could Render Vaccine Useless
Scientists Discover Alarming Coronavirus Mutation That Could Render Vaccine Useless The prospect that SARS-CoV-2, the “novel” coronavirus responsible for causing the illness COVID-19, might be mutating and evolving as it spreads across the globe has been such a terrifying prospect for the scientific community, that medical experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci seem to avoid even […]
Global Food Supply Chains Beginning to Erode, Crisis Looms?
Global Food Supply Chains Beginning to Erode, Crisis Looms? As the coronavirus continues to infect more and more people, food supply chains have started to become more strained in recent days. It was announced yesterday; the world’s biggest pork producer is closing a primary U.S plant indefinitely after a coronavirus outbreak amongst employees. Smithfield Foods […]
What will the world be like after coronavirus? Four possible futures
What will the world be like after coronavirus? Four possible futures The world-wide Corona-Crisis shows the limits of market-oriented economies. A key task for us all, Simon Mair writes, is demanding that emerging social forms come from an ethic that values care, life, and democracy. The central political task in this time of crisis is […]
