When will we know if lifting lockdowns is “working,” and what would prompt us to fall back into additional lockdowns? In the countries and U.S. states that implemented well crafted “reopening” plans, the scientific and medical criteria that convinced their governments it was safe to lift lockdowns to allow their people to go back …
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A Very Relevant Question in Times of Pandemic: Can Medicare for All Work?
April 30, 2020 | Medicare for All
Can Medicare for All Work? With U.S. voters consistently putting healthcare at the very top of their concerns, it is no surprise that Medicare for All (MFA) has garnered a lot of attention during the very competitive 2020 Democratic presidential primary. In terms of definition, let’s keep it simple and assume that MFA means a …
Read More »Should Our Government Use Wellbeing Statistics?
August 21, 2019 | Wellbeing Indicators
Should our government use wellbeing indicators? “Our Gross National Product…counts air pollution and cigarette advertising…special locks for our doors and the jails for the people who break them. It counts the destruction of the redwood and the loss of our natural wonder in chaotic sprawl. It counts napalm and counts nuclear warheads and armored cars …
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