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(yes, it is super fn sad that the private sector has to carry the load here, but that´s where we are at with our society)
like no other event in recent human history, the coronavirus pandemic is exposing some of capitalism´s most fatal structural weaknesses.
some companies are rising to the occasion by filling in some of the gaps left in our world by the ongoing crisis.
...and some are just making sure the stockholders are still smiling at the end of the quarter.
THIS IS A MOMENT IN HISTORY, and I feel it is important to record which companies are worth our support once the fire is out.
I shall lead off with a few examples, using traditonal NT classification categories:
Wildin´
-Whole Foods (asked employees to trade off days like prison cigarettes during a pandemic)
-Norwegian Cruise Lines (lied to public insisting their cruises were safe because tropical beach)
-the current US Federal Government (attempted to monopolize a German vaccine company for profit)
Doin´ It
-Scholastic (free online courses for quarantined students)
-Comcast (60 days free basic Internet access)
-HornPub (free premium access coming soon to a country near you)
let´s encourage the world we want one dollar at time.
like no other event in recent human history, the coronavirus pandemic is exposing some of capitalism´s most fatal structural weaknesses.
some companies are rising to the occasion by filling in some of the gaps left in our world by the ongoing crisis.
...and some are just making sure the stockholders are still smiling at the end of the quarter.
THIS IS A MOMENT IN HISTORY, and I feel it is important to record which companies are worth our support once the fire is out.
I shall lead off with a few examples, using traditonal NT classification categories:
Wildin´
-Whole Foods (asked employees to trade off days like prison cigarettes during a pandemic)
Whole Foods CEO Suggests Employees Donate Sick Days to Each Other as Way to Get Through Coronavirus Outbreak
Whole Foods will offer two weeks of paid time off to those diagnosed with coronavirus, while also falling back on an old sick leave donation policy
www.eater.com
-Norwegian Cruise Lines (lied to public insisting their cruises were safe because tropical beach)
Norwegian Cruise Lines pushes staff to sell trips by lying about coronavirus
Internal document claims COVID-19 can't strike along "amazingly warm and tropical" itineraries.
www.motherjones.com
-the current US Federal Government (attempted to monopolize a German vaccine company for profit)
Coronavirus: anger in Germany at report Trump seeking exclusive vaccine deal
Ministers and MPs criticise display of ‘self-interest’ and accuse US president of electioneering
www.theguardian.com
Doin´ It
-Scholastic (free online courses for quarantined students)
Scholastic Creates Free, Open-Access Digital Hub to Help Keep Students Learning While Schools are Disrupted by Coronavirus
/PRNewswire/ -- As school closures increase nationwide due to the spread of coronavirus, affecting millions of students with the numbers growing by the day,...
www.prnewswire.com
-Comcast (60 days free basic Internet access)
Comcast offering free internet to low-income homes, increased speeds, open wifi hot spots to all
The company is also removing data limits from plans for current customers.
www.mlive.com
-HornPub (free premium access coming soon to a country near you)
let´s encourage the world we want one dollar at time.