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COVID

Will COVID kill capitalism?

Tiny - April 20, 2020

“I have a Case of Toilet Paper, I’ll bring it over tomorrow,” said Reena, a now-unemployed accountant from Alameda. “I have a box of organic...

Culture

Saving money by not going out for coffee? Here’s where you can donate it

Rebecca Bowe - April 20, 2020

One of the most striking takeaways of the crisis triggered by COVID-19 is how unevenly it affects people. Multiple economic sectors face staggering job...

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: Here comes the recession

Reese Erlich - April 10, 2020

The current recession was triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. But after 11 years of economic boom, a capitalist bust was inevitable. And it’s being...

News + Politics

Who’s to ‘blame’ for our failures to respond to this crisis?

Tim Redmond - April 9, 2020

Politico recently put out an email blast asking “who’s to blame” for the COVID pandemic: The Olympics Games are postponed, but the Coronavirus Blame Games are...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: How about a little levity?

Dennis Harvey - April 1, 2020

One slender plus in all this corona-crisis-ing has been the extent to which friends and strangers alike have gone to amuse each other long-distance,...

News + Politics

Where’s the money for health care and saving the planet? Well, we clearly have it

Christopher D. Cook - March 30, 2020

With an unprecedented $2 trillion economic stabilization package at last finalized, and a flood of cash and credit emanating from the government to stem the...

News + Politics

The virus of poverty

Tiny - March 22, 2020

I was born into a deadly Virus No it wasn’t in the time of MERS, Ebola or Osiris - It was a disease that kills- that...

Housing

Affordable housing is a great bargain for SF

Calvin Welch - March 5, 2020

A recent New York Times article, headlined "Why Does it Cost $750,000 to Build Affordable Housing in San Francisco," continues the Gray Lady's endless...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Feeling international, at home

Marke B. - March 5, 2020

Alas, I've been ill so I've missed a few installments of the Arts Forecast column—but we're back, baby! Let's kick things off with the announcement...

News + Politics

Unlimited growth doesn’t help the local economy

Tim Redmond - February 17, 2020

I went to see Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel-prize-winning economist, speak at USF last week. Lectures by economists don’t tend to fill up large rooms,...

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