Economy Watch

How the global economy is affecting Americans.

By Jerry Bucknoff

Jerry Bucknoff
Amazon Web Services
Why We Should Quit Amazon
greenamerica.org - Eleanor Greene
When you're on Amazon, you can accomplish in a few clicks what it might take hours, days or weeks to find elsewhere. But its convenience comes at a …
10 hours ago
Jerry Bucknoff
Coronavirus Is Forcing the GOP to (Tacitly) Admit Its Ideology Is Delusional.
Politics
Coronavirus Is Forcing the GOP to Admit Its Ideology Is Delusional
New York Magazine - Eric Levitz
1 day ago
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Liberal View
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed some disturbing truths about capitalism
Raw Story - Richard Wolff, Independent Media Institute
The desperate policies of panic-driven governments involve throwing huge amounts of money at the economies collapsed in response to the coronavirus …
23 hours ago
Jerry Bucknoff
Project Management
Agile: Why it's not an all-or-nothing proposition
enterprisersproject.com
Agile: Some of us love it, some of us hate it, and some of us are just not sure. Whichever camp you’re in, it’s worth thinking beyond how and where …
March 1
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Money
These are the 3 groups of people that will be hit hardest financially by the pandemic
Ladders - Jennifer Fabiano
In order to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, businesses have had to shut their doors, causing industries such as the restaurant industry, …
15 hours ago
Jerry Bucknoff
Politics
Donald Trump’s Latest Coronavirus Press Briefings Trigger New Calls For Networks To Limit Live Coverage
Deadline - Ted Johnson
About a half hour into President Donald Trump’s latest coronavirus briefing on Tuesday, Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski sounded as if she had just …
12 hours ago
Jerry Bucknoff
Investing
The Coronavirus Pandemic Could Be The End Of The Middle Class
Seeking Alpha - Logan Kane
The Dow breaks below 12,000 as former icons of American business file for bankruptcy, one after another. Boeing. Ford. American Airlines. Dr. Anthony …
2 days ago
Jerry Bucknoff
Retirement
Coronavirus $1,200 stimulus check: See if you're eligible, how to get your money from the IRS
CNET - Clifford Colby
The government's coronavirus economic relief package includes stimulus payments to a majority of US taxpayers. Here's what you need to know.
2 days ago
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Phil Murphy
Why Covid-19 has resulted in New Jersey desperately needing COBOL programmers
Quartz - Steve Mollman
The coronavirus crisis has sparked all manner of unexpected consequences, including the Tokyo summer Olympics being postponed and auto insurers reaping extra profits as people stay home. In New Jersey,
2 days ago
Jerry Bucknoff
Pandemics
The Revolution Is Under Way Already
The Atlantic - Rebecca L. Spang
Far from making Americans crave stability, the pandemic underscores how everything is up for grabs. Fear sweeps the land. Many businesses collapse. Some huge fortunes are made. Panicked consumers stockpile
3 days ago
Jerry Bucknoff
The pandemic will change the world forever. ғᴏʀᴇɪɢɴ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄʏ asked 12 leading global thinkers for their predictions.
Harvard Kennedy School
How the World Will Look After the Coronavirus Pandemic
foreignpolicy.com - John Allen
March 20
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World Economic Forum
Why a coronavirus vaccine takes over a year to produce – and why that is incredibly fast
weforum.org - Elissa Prichep
• The international community is working together like never before to produce a coronavirus vaccine. • If a vaccine is developed in the timeline …
4 days ago
Jerry Bucknoff
Finance
Dow 15,000 very likely as coronavirus pandemic hits U.S. economy: strategist
yahoo.com - Person
Veteran markets strategist James McDonald, CEO of Hercules Investments, is staying with a call that he has had throughout the coronavirus pandemic …
4 days ago
Jerry Bucknoff
Research shows definitively that the media exhibits no bias against conservatives (or liberals for that matter) in what news that they choose to cover.
Media Industry
There is no liberal media bias in which news stories political journalists choose to cover
sciencemag.org
4 days ago
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Coronavirus (Covid-19)
COVID-19 Tests Are Headed Where They're Needed the Least and You Can Guess Why
Esquire - By Charles P. Pierce
There's an interesting slice of political life in this Washington Post story about the scramble for tests in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Once again, we see political aides winning arguments over
5 days ago
Jerry Bucknoff
Republicans Are Bragging About An Unemployment Boost They Voted Against
HuffPost - Arthur Delaney and Igor Bobic
Some GOP senators who supported lowering the unemployment benefits in the coronavirus rescue package aren't mentioning that to their constituents. A core part of lawmakers’ job is to make sure their constituents
5 days ago
Jerry Bucknoff
Law
They Can’t Find Ventilators, But The White House Did Manage To Source Golf Carts For Trump’s Summer Tee Time
abovethelaw.com - By Elizabeth Dye
It’s an emergency! No, literally. The Washington Post reports that the Secret Service signed an “emergency order” on Monday to rent a fleet of golf …
5 days ago
Jerry Bucknoff
Business
What Will U.S. Labor Protections Look Like After Coronavirus?
Harvard Business Review - Megan Tobias Neely
Tumbling markets amidst the coronavirus pandemic have uncovered deep inequalities among workers, who fall into two groups: those with access to employment protections like affordable healthcare, remote
5 days ago
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Opinion
Has Trump corrupted the coronavirus supply chain? Schiff wants to know.
The Washington Post - Greg Sargent
This whole process is absolutely screaming out for more transparency and accountability. And Democrats must utilize their institutional powers to the fullest to provide it. In an interview with me, Rep.
6 days ago
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Keynesian Economics
We Can’t Tell How Bad Things Really Are
The Atlantic - Jerry Useem
Just as in 1929, a lack of accurate and timely data is exacting an enormous economic toll. Stocks had been dropping nervously for weeks. Black Thursday—October 24, 1929—wasn’t as bad as the Black Monday
6 days ago
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Unemployment
The Four Rules of Pandemic Economics
The Atlantic - Derek Thompson
A playbook that should govern America’s short-term reaction to the health crisis. Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection “WE
6 days ago
Jerry Bucknoff
College & University
5 ways that the coronavirus will change college admissions this fall
theconversation.com - Robert Massa
Editor’s note: The new coronavirus is spreading across the United States just as many high school seniors were applying to colleges or awaiting …
6 days ago
Jerry Bucknoff
Pandemics
This Adult Site Is Offering Ex-McDonald's Employees Camming Work
VICE - Nana Baah
On Sunday night, McDonald’s announced that all locations in the UK and Ireland would be closed by 7PM the following day. According to a press statement from the global fast food chain, the measure is to
March 24
Jerry Bucknoff
Ethanol
Where has all the hand sanitiser gone?
BBC News - Stephanie Hegarty
Shelves all over the world are empty, there's slim pickings online and the few suppliers that are selling are pricing at way over the odds. We're being told to wash our hands and use hand sanitiser - a
6 days ago
Jerry Bucknoff
U.S. Politics
Sen. Kelly Loeffler sold at least $18 million more in stocks before the coronavirus crash than previously reported
Vox - Katelyn Burns
Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) benefited from stock trades worth millions of dollars shortly before the general public was alerted to the severity of the Covid-19 crisis, selling off shares in industries have
5 days ago
Jerry Bucknoff
Pittsburgh
'A perfect storm': US facing hunger crisis as demand for food banks soars
The Guardian - Nina Lakhani in New York
An unprecedented number of Americans have resorted to food banks for emergency supplies since the coronavirus pandemic triggered widespread layoffs. The demand for food aid has increased as much as eightfold
6 days ago
Jerry Bucknoff
Liberal View
A record 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment last week
NBC News - By David Gura
The actual number of unemployed could be much higher, since many applicants had trouble filing a claim, as state labor departments became overwhelmed. A record 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment
6 days ago
Jerry Bucknoff
Can countries recover better from the pandemic-induced downturn by preventing companies and workers from going under to begin with? France is making a trillion-euro bet.
Business
France Tries Limiting Joblessness to Confront Coronavirus Recession
The New York Times - Liz Alderman
6 days ago
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Donald Trump
Media outlets pulling reporters from Trump press conferences because they’re a waste of time and a health risk: report
Raw Story - Tom Boggioni
According to a report from the Washington Post, major media outlets are choosing to take a pass on attending Donald Trump’s daily press conferences …
6 days ago