The New York Times – Months into the pandemic, many U.S. cities still lack testing capacity. “In the early months of the outbreak in the United States, testing posed a significant problem, as supplies fell far short and officials raced to understand how to best handle the virus. Since then, the country has vastly ramped… Continue Reading
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Public Companies: Disclosure of Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors and Options to Enhance Them
Public Companies: Disclosure of Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors and Options to Enhance Them, GAO-20-530: Published: Jul 2, 2020. Publicly Released: Jul 6, 2020. “Nonfinancial information about how a company does business (e.g., a bank’s cybersecurity program) could be an indicator of its long-term financial performance. Investors have been asking companies to disclose more on… Continue Reading
A 28-Year-Old With No Degree Becomes a Must-Read on the Economy
Bloomberg: “Nathan Tankus, 28, hasn’t finished his bachelor’s degree at New York City’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He has, however, mastered enough knowledge of economics and finance to become a widely followed commentator on the Federal Reserve. A newsletter he launched this year has followers at the Fed, the Securities and Exchange Commission,… Continue Reading
The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus
[Note – The New York Times obtained the CDC data included in this article after winning a FOIA lawsuit.] The New York Times – “…Racial disparities in who contracts the virus have played out in big cities like Milwaukee and New York, but also in smaller metropolitan areas like Grand Rapids, Mich., where the Bradleys… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends Weekly Highlights on Cyber Security Issues July 5, 2020
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends Weekly Highlights on Cybersecurity Issues July 5, 2020 – Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex… Continue Reading
How Infrared Images Could Be Part of Your Daily Life
The New York Times – “In a post-quarantine world, heat sensors could help spot sick people with elevated temperatures as they enter public places. But it’s not that simple. “A fever is one indicator that someone may be exhibiting coronavirus symptoms, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends temperature screenings in a variety of… Continue Reading
OECD Employment Outlook 2020
Worker Security and the COVID-19 Crisis – OECD Employment Outlook 2020 – “The 2020 edition of the OECD Employment Outlook focuses on worker security and the COVID-19 crisis. It provides an initial assessment of the labour market consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak and the resulting economic crisis. It also presents an overview of the emergency… Continue Reading
Coronavirus will undermine trust in government, ‘scarring body and mind’ for decades, research finds
Washington Post – “Two new working papers present complementary data showing that the coronavirus pandemic will leave a deep psychological scar on the nation for years to come. The first, led by Julian Kozlowski of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, finds that the experience of the coronavirus and ensuing recession could make people… Continue Reading
The U.S. Is Lagging Behind Many Rich Countries
The New York Times – These Charts Show Why. “The United States is different. In nearly every other high-income country, people have both become richer over the last three decades and been able to enjoy substantially longer lifespans. But not in the United States. Even as average incomes have risen, much of the economic gains… Continue Reading
Goodbye World – An Innovative Approach to Estate Planning
Via LLRX – Goodbye World – An Innovative Approach to Estate Planning – Shellie Steele Reed is a non-traditional law student with experience in local government. This paper was written for Dennis Kennedy’s Delivering Legal Services course at Michigan State University College of Law (MSU). Shellie’s experience living in ten states and in Japan led… Continue Reading
You Purged Racists From Your Website? Great, Now Get to Work
Wired: “The Covid-19 infodemic taught social media giants like YouTube and Reddit an important lesson: They can—and must—take action to control the content on their sites. For those who follow the politics of platforms, Monday’s great expulsion of malicious content creators was better late than never. For far too long, a very small contingent of… Continue Reading
COVID-19 State and Territory Action Tracker
National Governors Association – “This map shows the strategy for state and territory reopening for certain business sectors.” Includes sections on: Statewide Stay at Home Orders; Statewide Limits on Gatherings; Statewide Employee Travel Restrictions; Quarantine Orders for Interstate Travel; Statewide School Closures; Mask Requirements; Statewide Closure of Certain Business Spaces; and Reopening Task Forces. For… Continue Reading
