Apr 29, 2020
"Economists' forecasts for GDP growth in 2020 vary
widely," says The Economist. "Algeria's GDP growth falls to 0.8% in
2019," one Reuters headline reads. "GDP — the broadest measure of
economic activity — grew at an annual rate of just 1.9% during the
third quarter," NPR warns. Everywhere we turn for
economic...
Apr 22, 2020
“Woman Sues TripAdvisor After Falling off Runaway Camel,” reports the Associated Press. “Red Bull Paying Out to Customers Who Thought Energy Drink Would Actually Give Them Wings,” eyerolls Newsweek. “Tennessee man sues Popeyes for running out of chicken sandwiches,” scoffs NBC News.
We see “frivolous...
Apr 15, 2020
As
COVID-19 continues to endanger the health of people throughout the
world, it also magnifies a long-existent global humanitarian
crisis: The use of sanctions by the United States and other powers
as a weapon of war. In Iran, one of the countries most devastated
by the contagion, sanctions have strangulated the
supply...
Apr 8, 2020
In this extended News Brief, we discuss how the rapid increase of Covid-19 in prisons and jails is being met with indifference by lawmakers and US corporate media.