Surviving CoronaPocalypse
Looking at the effects of the Corona Virus on society and day to day life, with tips for staying healthy, informed and creative through the pandemic.
Collection by Courtney R Jones
The New York Times
How Society Has Turned Its Back on Mothers
4 min · · This isn’t just about burnout, it’s about betrayal. · Shared by 103, including Kevin Roberts, Stew Friedman, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (offline, on parental leave), YWCA USA, Christina Farr
The New York Times
Opinion | The Other Coup
20+ min · · We can have democracy, or we can have a surveillance society, but we cannot have both. · Shared by 136, including Stowe Boyd, Stig Ørskov, Shoshana Zuboff, Mark Kaigwa, John Battelle, Psymposia, Geoffrey James, Peter Merholz, Anita Leirfall, Alfie Kohn, Massimo Pigliucci, Christopher Allen, Mathew Ingram, Tara Imani, AIA, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., luis antónio santos, David V. Johnson
The Daily Beast
A Notorious COVID Troll Actually Works for Dr. Fauci's Agency
7 min · · Bill Crews is a PR official at the National Institutes of Health. But he also has another job: an anonymous RedState editor who rails against the agency for which he works. · Shared by 83, including Christina Farr, Daniel Kraft, MD, Adrian Roselli (no blue check) 🗯, Julia Ioffe, Charles Arthur, Joshua Benton, Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis, Virginia Hughes, Helen Branswell 🇺🇦, Marc Abrahams, Trey Tweets Into the Void, emily bell, Mathew Ingram, Caroline Criado Perez
The Correspondent
Dear news media, stop covering the US as if it’s a democracy
18+ min · · The US is on its way to becoming an authoritarian state. That requires a radically different kind of journalism that doesn’t just cover the news, but defends democracy. · Shared by 82, including Nico Lumma, Claudia Sommer, Marie-José Kolly, Carl Morris, Jochen Burkhard, Ernie Smith is also @ernie@writing.exchange, luis antónio santos, Judith D. Schwartz, Rob Wijnberg
Foundation 🎧
The Case For Continuing To Create Content During A Crisis Like COVID-19
4 min · · Should you cut your SEO or Content Marketing spend during a crisis like COVID-19? We look at the '08 recession data and more to determine the best response. · Shared by 64, including Rand Fishkin, HeidiCohen - Top Global Marketer, Britney Muller 🇺🇦, Ian Lurie 🇺🇦 @ianlurie@mastodon.social, Aaron Orendorff, Dr. Pete Meyers, Thomas Power, Cyrus, Stephanie A Kowalski, Alexis Sanders, Mic King
Insider Business
Invite a llama or goat to your next corporate Zoom meeting or video call for under $100
2 min · · With Goat 2 Meeting, people can request animal cameos and virtual field trips in their work happy hours and corporate meetings. · Shared by 85, including WPMU DEV, 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙯 💡, Joe Lencioni, Dr. Roman Yampolskiy, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Rodolphe Dutel, tylercowen, Dr. Pete Meyers, Gerry Moran, Mathew Ingram, Kenneth Kalmer, WhalePanda, Frank Gruber, Dave Nussbaum, Bailey Richardson
wbez.org
In Chicago, 70% of COVID-19 Deaths Are Black
3 min · · Black residents make up only 23% of the population in Cook County, yet they account for more than half of the COVID-19 deaths.