Pandemic
To the extent that #SocialDistancing orders fail, I worry that more people will die. To the extent they succeed, I worry that we will emerge even more alienated from each other than before.
— David Benfell, Ph.D. (@n4rky) March 31, 2020
The Empire State Building light display is lit in the red and white colors of the Red Cross, honoring emergency workers fighting coronavirus, on March 31, 2020, in NYC. The skyscraper display began Monday & will continue t/ the course of the pandemic. Photos by @johnnyfoto @UPI.
pic.twitter.com/1BZWQufd6y— UPI Photos (@UPIPhotos) April 1, 2020
Capitalism
Thomas Heath and Jacob Bogage, “Dow caps worst-ever first quarter with a more than 400-point slide,” Washington Post, March 31, 2020, https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/31/stocks-markets-today-coronavirus/
American Indians
It seems the Mashpee Wampanoag people planned a casino that would compete with casinos in Rhode Island that have “strong Trump links.” So now the Trump administration is withdrawing tribal recognition and taking away their reservation.[1]
Nick Martin, “This Is Crisis Colonization,” New Republic, March 30, 2020, https://newrepublic.com/article/157091/crisis-colonization
- [1]Nick Martin, “This Is Crisis Colonization,” New Republic, March 30, 2020, https://newrepublic.com/article/157091/crisis-colonization↩