New York — Being an Italian in the United States over the past several weeks has meant living the nightmare of the pandemic twice. The first time was in February and March, as I heard the stories coming from parents and friends in Italy, once the global epicenter of COVID-19, the disease caused by the […]
When COVID-19 stormed America in March, Christine King Mitchell took a break from her job as a docent at the Old Slave Mart Museum in Charleston, S.C. Mitchell, 64, is an historian who has made education and research on the enslavement of African-Americans from 1619 to 1865 her life’s work. But how to keep going […]
The Supreme Court last week struck down a Louisiana law requiring that doctors who provide abortions have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. But abortion-rights advocates still see a number of challenges on the horizon, while those opposed to abortion see other potential victories ahead in their own work to reduce access to the service. Despite […]
The COVID-19 crisis and its economic fallout can put people into cash-strapped situations. If a favorite relative is in that unfortunate mode, you might be thinking about loaning that person some money. If you decide to follow through, please make the loan a tax-smart loan. We will explain. Here goes. Get it in writing Regardless […]
The Paycheck Protection Program was designed to help small business weather the coronavirus pandemic while keeping their workers employed. But government data suggests that hundreds of thousands of businesses across the country got access to funds without indicating how many jobs would be saved. On Monday, the Trump Administration released data on the small businesses […]
With coronavirus cases exploding in Florida, President Trump said he is “flexible” about the need for a traditional indoor Republican National Convention in Jacksonville next month. The Republican National Committee had scrapped plans to hold the party’s convention in Charlotte, N.C., after Gov. Roy Cooper said he would only allow “a scaled-down convention with fewer […]
Tom Pennington/Getty Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo believes she knows what her county needs to fight back against COVID-19. But because of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, she says she isn’t able to follow through. “I’m at the mercy of what powers he positively gives us,” Hidalgo told The Daily Beast. “As opposed to being able […]
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE Online betting markets are better at forecasting the U.S. presidential election outcome. See full story. Here’s one ‘remarkable’ difference between COVID-19 and the 1918 Spanish flu There are also similarities between the 1918 influenza and SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China. See full story. Robert Shiller explains the pandemic stock […]
A lot has changed in the last several weeks, and it likely won’t be going back to being completely normal soon. This time at home has taught us a lot, though. I think for many, we are learning life lessons and resetting our priorities. We need to hang on to these essential life lessons even […]
The focus on racial injustice following the murder of George Floyd, among others, has brought many more supporters to the #BlackLivesMatter Movement. But while many companies are talking about equality, many are missing an important for step — setting tangible goals. It was only three years ago that many companies made statements in support of […]