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Corona Culture Wars

Author
Rob Richardson
Published
Wed 08 Apr 2020
Episode Link
https://share.transistor.fm/s/93af73c5

Is the Cornoavrius Crisis showing the economy is not as strong as we thought? 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/28/recession-economy-coronavirus/



Jobs aren't being destroyed fast elsewhere like the US. Why is That? 


In just one week, from March 15 to March 21, 3.3 million workers filed for unemployment insurance. According to some projections, the unemployment rate might rise as high as 30 percent in the second quarter of 2020. Instead of safeguarding employment, America is relying on beefed-up unemployment benefits to shield laid-off workers from economic hardship.  


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/opinion/coronavirus-economy-saez-zucman.html


 

Racial Data for Corona Testing need? 

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/30/nation/democratic-lawmakers-including-warren-pressley-call-racial-data-virus-testing/



Does everybody love socialism as long as you don't call it that?

https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/acquisition/?acqEntType=wall_standard&arcId=O4D2MV5PXBFCJC7UQ4B67NCWPY&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2F2020%2F03%2F25%2Fwe-are-all-socialists-now%2F&promo=o1&wp_prop=-1#/offers/promo/o1?acqEntType=wall_standard&arcId=O4D2MV5PXBFCJC7UQ4B67NCWPY&destination=https:%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2F2020%2F03%2F25%2Fwe-are-all-socialists-now%2F&wp_prop=-1


The response by Trump, Biden and the states

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-29/-president-cuomo-is-new-daydream-for-those-fretting-over-biden



Is the Cornoavirus and social distancing beacoimng a new culture war?

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/03/social-distancing-culture/609019/

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