The writing and work of Kohl Neal
As students return to classes only weeks after the peak of the pandemic in their area, much of the burden of keeping them safe, stopping the spread of infection all while keeping up regular classroom education, is falling on teachers.
This has been a tragic and difficult week. From the morbid milestone of over 100,000 deaths in America due to Covid-19, to the footage of another brutal police murder of a black man, George Floyd, in Minneapolis, we are being called to mourn in all-too familiar and unprecedented ways. Between the murder of George Floyd,… Continue reading The Invisibility of Black Death
As the Coronavirus and subsequent shut-down wreak havoc on every industry throughout the world, there is one particularly young and precarious industry that may have gone under the radar. Legal adult use cannabis is still a very new but growing part of the economy. It has had its ups and downs as states and businesses… Continue reading Corona and Cannabis
The fallout of the Covid-19 crisis in America has led to record unemployment, massive economic downturn, businesses closing left and right and a collapsing healthcare system. All of these layers of intersecting crises have emphasized the massive gap that already existed in all of these systems. Rates of income inequality, mortality rates between low-income minority… Continue reading Tale of Two Pandemics
Today my home state of Texas is officially open for business. Governor Greg Abbott has lifted the stay-at-home order, and is allowing some businesses like movie theaters and hair salons to open back up and service residents. Several states like Iowa and Georgia have done the same, in an attempt to lift the economic slump… Continue reading As States Reopen, Workers will Suffer
With the worldwide economic downturn caused by the Coronavirus outbreak and subsequent national shut-down, much of the economic anxiety is surrounding the future of small businesses. Rightfully so, and may I add, about time. After going virtually ignored in the fallout of the 2008 financial crisis, lawmakers and large industries are finally acknowledging that small… Continue reading Can American Small Businesses Survive Coronavirus
Since the widespread outbreak of Covid-19 in the US, there has been a back-and-forth struggle between the federal and state governments over equipment necessary to fight the outbreak. Everything from personal protective equipment (PPE) like masks and gowns, life-saving ventilators, testing kits and testing equipment like swabs, are in short supply across the country. Governors… Continue reading Where have all the Ventilators Gone?
This week I, along with 6.6 million Americans, and about 4 million in the weeks preceding, filed for unemployment. It is the first time in my life I have ever had to do so. While I've never made much money, I've always been able to work, and provide for myself. It was singularly disconcerting experience,… Continue reading American Unemployment Benefits are not Ready for What’s Coming
We are just about two weeks into what is effectively a nationwide quarantine. Some state still have relaxed social and economic activity, while others are on full-on lock-down and coming to grips with the reality of pandemic level infections. This moment is truly historic and horrifying. As we all sit sheltered at home, we are… Continue reading Flourishing in the Time of Corona
It has been a difficult week. In fact it has been a difficult couple of months, and the last week feels like it's spanned as long as another month. I had been avoiding writing about the impending COVID-19 outbreak, though following it closely, for several reasons. Mainly I am not an expert in epidemiology or… Continue reading Like it or not, progressive policies can save us from this crisis.
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