Four Quick Links for Thursday Noonish

"Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women." [annehelen.substack.com]

A look at the beef between the owner and employees of NYC's iconic Strand Bookstore. "Why, they wonder, are their fellow employees still out of jobs while the owner gets a government payroll loan and has the money to invest elsewhere?" [insidehook.com]

How has Uruguay done so well during the pandemic? "Only 3,620 cases and 62 deaths despite sharing borders with Brazil & Argentina, two of the world's top-10 in overall cases." [twitter.com]

"The government should pay bars, many restaurants and event venues to close for some months." [nytimes.com]

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