Readings: Week of April 14

Presented here without much comment or context. Make of these words what world you will.

+ [Trump, Scorcese, and the Frankfurt School’s Theory of Racket Society](https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/trump-scorsese-and-the-frankfurt-schools-theory-of-racket-society/)
+ [Are We At War? Rhetoric of War and Virus (TDOT)](https://thedisorderofthings.com/2020/04/10/are-we-at-war-the-rhetoric-of-war-in-the-coronavirus-pandemic/)
+ [Resilience to Corona: Workers Collectives (Social Europe)](https://www.socialeurope.eu/resilience-in-the-corona-crisis-strongest-where-workers-enjoy-collective-power)

The pope advocated for a universal basic income, scientists discovered a two-dimensional particle in a “simple collider,” a toilet was invented that identifies…users…by “analprint.” Wildlife returned to cities in the absence of business-as-usual from human inhabitants. The internet is holding up under “unprecedented” loads from residential users. Netflix, YouTube, and Amazon all dropped their streaming quality.

+ [Ha ha! Ha ha!](https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v42/n02/lauren-oyler/ha-ha!-ha-ha) Lauren Oyler for the LRB on “Girl Croosh-esque Feminism”

The US economy is predicted to take a 35% hit; the IMF warns of a 1930’s-style global depression. China has been asked to “step up” and continue to produce the vast majority of the world’s PPE. PPE has become a commonly understood acronym.

+ [Arundhati Roy on “PostColonialism”](http://bostonreview.net/literature-culture-global-justice/arundhati-roy-avni-sejpal-challenging-%E2%80%9Cpost-%E2%80%9D-postcolonialism)

The dollar surged as investors dumped euro- and yen-denominated bonds. The Fed announced “unlimited” amounts of cash available to keep the world’s banking system afloat. Nearly 1 in 3 Americans is directly affected by the shutdowns.

+ [White People Love…Political Prisoners!](https://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/12/03/117-political-prisoners/)

Good night, and good luck. To health and sanity, knowing we’ll need all of both that we can get.