By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day * * * #COVID19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the…

By Noam N. Levey, Senior Correspondent. Originally published at Kaiser Health News. As the covid crisis wanes and life approaches normal across the U.S., health industry leaders and many patient advocates are pushing Congress and…

After India finally gets somewhat of a grip on its deadly second wave, one of its health regulators just took away one of its main lines of defense.  India’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)…

By Kenny Stancil, staff writer at Common Dreams. Originally published at Common Dreams In an opinion piece, the Washington Post‘s publisher on Sunday accused President Joe Biden’s Justice Department of exacerbating the Trump administration’s assault on…

Yves wanted to thank all of you who sent her good wishes for her surgery today and sent her notes privately. An update of sorts: she and her MD made a battlefield decision late last…

Treasuries rose with the U.S. dollar as investors debated the impact of resurgent inflation on monetary policy. U.S. index futures swung between gains and losses with stocks near record highs. The 10-year yield fell back…

Faced with rebuilding California’s economy – one founded upon caring and fairness – let’s ignore Wall Street and ivory tower economists. More can be learned from selfless frontline workers, like Danielle Mahabir. (Photo by Elizabeth…

How can we assess COVID-19 policies? For example, how much should we restrict economic activity in light of the pandemic? How do we balance health risks with the costs of shutting down the economy? Living…