Americans, in particular the anti-science, anti-masker, anti-vaxxer crowd, are fond of saying that they are done with Covid-19, they are going to live their life as normal. Even more responsible Americans, those who have had both shots of their Covid-19 vaccination and the booster shot, also are saying that they are done with Covid-19, they are … Read more
With COVID 19 numbers rising in the Navajo Nation (which stretches across Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico,) the leadership, for the second time this year, instituted a three-week lockdown to mitigate the spread of the pandemic. The Nation has seen a surge in new cases with 172 reported last weekend. In the previous surge last … Read more
Ever since Donald Trump glided down the escalator to announce that he is running for president, I have been haunted by the words of former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal who warned his fellow Republicans that they “must stop being the stupid party” in January 2013. Republicans not only failed to heed his warning but proudly … Read more
Above Image: From Der Spiegel magazine cover (June 2020). The U.S. cannot solve its economic crisis until it solves its COVID-19 crisis. There are mitigating measures the U.S. could be taking before a vaccine is developed and becomes widely available, but the Trump administration and far too many governors simply refuse to do it. The … Read more
The total US death toll from the virus to more than 147,000 as of Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Medical researchers project up to 175,000 deaths linked to the virus by August 15, according to an ensemble forecast published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lockdowns and stay-at-home orders may … Read more