Hard Ball
SHORT TAKES: A Starbucks Caveat; Did Merck Cause Omnicron?; Unions Are Good For Everyone--The Data
Hi, all: Happy Holidays! Be safe. Take Omicron very seriously and don’t buy the “mild” symptoms meme—which, at the very least, tells us nothing at this point about Omicron’s *long COVID* impact.
LONG TAKE
I say: Bring. It. On. If Joe Manchin—deeply corrupt, thoroughly bought off by corporate interests—has the temerity to scream “debt crisis!” (under the …