March 2021 – Link(s) of the Day

MMT: Here’s a plain-English guide to ‘Modern Monetary Theory’ and why it’s interesting

Maybe we can just spend our way out of a crisis.

The story of mRNA: From a loose idea to a tool that may help curb Covid

Scientists have dreamed about the possibilities of custom-made messenger RNA. The pandemic may turn those possibilities into realilty.

Schools Restarting in Times of Covid

Everybody Loves The Sunshine: Black Angelenos Helped Shape The City – Don’t Erase Us

Everybody Loves The Sunshine: Black Angelenos Helped Shape The City - Don’t Erase Us

The number of Black Angelenos and their agency has declined precipitously over the years. The spirit of Black LA, embodied by Nipsey Hussle and others who carry on his philanthropic legacy, urges the Black community to recover power by reclaiming and preserving Black spaces for the next generation.