Issue 67 March 25th 2020

Blog/Commentary

Earth Equity Advisors Weekly Investment Update - An Existential Crisis

My latest client letter...

Politics

U.S. intelligence reports from January and February warned about a likely pandemic - The Washington Post

Responsible Investing

PG&E to Plead Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter Charges in Deadly California Wildfire - WSJ

Markets & Economy

Bill Gates wants businesses to stay closed in coronavirus pandemic - Vox

Climate Change

If We’re Bailing Out Corporations During the Coronavirus Crisis, They Should Bail Out the Planet | The New Yorker

Coronavirus Is a Stress Test for Future Climate Shocks - Bloomberg

Health/Biotech

The Doctor Who Helped Defeat Smallpox Explains What's Coming | WIRED

Newton formulated his theory of gravity in a time of plague. We need a miracle, too. - The Washington Post

The coronavirus isn’t alive. That’s why it’s so hard to kill. - The Washington Post

Doctors find a new sign of coronavirus: Lost sense of smell or taste

The Mom Who Took on Purdue Pharma for Its OxyContin Marketing | WIRED

Environment

Green Projects Could Pull Economies Out of The Coronavirus Slump - Bloomberg

Culture

Capitalism’s Favorite Drug: The dark history of how coffee took over the world

Kenny Rogers, Who Brought Country Music to a Pop Audience, Dies at 81 - The New York Times

Opinion | I Spent a Year in Space, and I Have Tips on Isolation to Share - The New York Times

What It Looks Like From Space When Everything Stops