Avoid your eyes!mine sunday morning Look at incompetence, corruption and policy blunders:

• Anti-vaccine rights have brought human sacrifice to America: The conservative movement against vaccinations has claimed thousands of lives since last summer for no morally justified purpose. (atlantic organization)

• Nearly 500 bridges in New Jersey have the same rating as the one that collapsed in Pittsburgh. The early morning collapse of a bridge in Pittsburgh brought fear to anyone on the road. On FHWA’s 2021 National Bridge List, 482 Garden State bridges are rated “Poor.” It’s the same bridge that collapsed Friday morning in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park, injuring 10 people. (New Jersey Net) see also House Republicans tout infrastructure funding they voted against Democrats were quick to criticize it as “vote no, take money.” (ABC News)

• The Dark History of Medicare Privatization Medicare Advantage should be a way to save money. It is now a costly and irresponsible cash cow for private insurers that are eating traditional health insurance. (American Prospects)

• Inside Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Unlikely Rise and Sharp Fall at Liberty University: Jerry Falwell Jr. is the dark prince of Trump’s anointed Christian right. Then a sex scandal shook his marriage, ending his lucrative stewardship of the evangelical education empire founded by his father. In a series of exclusive interviews, Falwell, accompanied by his wife Becky, describes the events that led to his ouster, the aftermath, and why he’s finally ready to admit that he was never of much use to his father’s church. (Vanity Fair)

• Despite Decades of Hacking, Companies Leave Masses of Sensitive Data Unprotected The surge in identity theft during the pandemic has highlighted how easy it has become to gain access to people’s private data. As the hackers are happy to explain, many of them are profiting from it. (the public)

• Why 5G is causing flight cancellations The FAA is worried about your phone again. (sound)

• When a medical team quits, this hospital sues for forcing them to keep working It’s no secret that U.S. labor laws and workplace practices are designed for the benefit of employers, not workers. But a Wisconsin hospital is trying to break new ground in the field by suing to prevent a team of seven health care workers from quitting their jobs and taking a position at another hospital. (Los Angeles Times) see also Wisconsin paramedics now in court over Fox Valley battle When seven Wisconsin hospital workers quit their jobs at another hospital for better pay and work/life balance, the first hospital didn’t try to match the second hospital’s offer. Instead, it had the judge issue an interim order preventing workers from leaving. (after the new moon)

• America is unusual when it comes to abortion laws.it would be so without the roe. Many wealthy democracies had earlier deadlines for abortions — but allowed them to be postponed for a variety of reasons. Worldwide, extending access rights is more common than restricting access rights. (New York Times)

• ‘The biggest task is to fight indifference”: Auschwitz museum turns visitors’ eyes to current events The director wants to visit a former Nazi concentration camp to spark reflections on the “silence of the bystander” (protector)

• The lasting damage to American democracy by the big lie As democracy has “regressed” around the world, the United States is no exception. (grid)

Be sure to check out our Master of Business interview this weekend with David Conrod, Co-Founder CEO Focus Private Capital GroupPreviously, he founded the private equity group at Guggenheim Partners, distributing over $7 billion to general partnerships outside the firm.

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source: economist

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