This CBS News article and video highlights the state of the meat industry in America, how Trump’s executive order has protected industries from getting sued if their workers get sick, and how the mandate to keep these meat processing facilities open has caused them to become COVID-19 hotspots.
The video is a must watch.
Laurie Garrett, the prophet of this pandemic, expects years of death and “collective rage.”
Duncan outlines a number of individuals who, during the past 20 years, predicted a devastating pandemic. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/03/why-didnt-the-world-listen-to-the-coronavirus-cassandras
If returning to school depends on vaccines being widely available, this article seems hopeful! Schmidt, Nadine and Howard, Jacqueline. “Potential coronavirus vaccine being tested in Germany could ‘supply millions’ by end of year.” CNN. April 29, 2020.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4agk99/2-homeless-women-took-over-an-empty-san-francisco-home-and-cops-showed-up In San Francisco, two homeless women occupied an empty house in San Francisco on May 1st, and the police detained the women quite aggressively. The demonstration builds upon other general unrest in the Bay Area as the 8,000 person homeless population sees higher stakes of remaining outside amidst COVID-19. Though San Francisco has declared … Read more
This article discusses the stressors that accompany the uncertainty and changing times right now that we are all dealing with. Everyone in some way or another has had to make changes to their “normal,” however this article emphasizes that we have to simply adjust and not take out these stresses on children. For example, with … Read more
