Top of Mind — COVID-19
America Still Has Healing to Do
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Waitari HarveyAmerica finds itself in a battle against two viruses. One is newly discovered and highly contagious the other is much older and extremely contagious too, both are killers and can make breathing impossible. I am talking about COVID-19 and racism. Yes, racism is a virus, it is something that poisons the mind or soul. As with COVID-19 there are some who insist it is not a real threat, that it does not exist. People infected can be asymptomatic for a while, like Amy Cooper aka Central Park Karen. She called 911 on May 29, 2020 to report that she was...
Economy or Life?
Waitari HarveyCOVID-19 is pointing out the fragility of a nation that judges how well it is doing based primarily on the size of its economy. A microscopic virus has put the world that we know on hold so that we can clearly see what we have been creating. The decision not to invest in public health and welfare because it was not profitable has come back around to mock us. It was believed that a better return on investment would be to borrow money at low to no interest rates from the Federal Reserve (taxpayers) or lay off workers to increase...