Late December: Hospitals in Wuhan, China, identify cases of pneumonia of unknown origin. December 30: The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission issues “urgent notices” to city hospitals about cases of atypical pneumonia linked to the city’s Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market. The notices leak online. | Wuhan medical workers, including ophthalmologist Li Wenliang, trade messages … [Read more...] about COVID-19 and China: A Chronology of Events (December 2019-January 2020)
EIPCa Asks: One Person, One Vote?
Watchdog claims hundreds of California voters mailed two ballots each in May 12 Special Elections, as Governor declares all-mail November election. Hundreds of voters in California's May 12 Congressional District 25 and State Senate 28 elections appear to have been mailed two or more ballots each, according to Election Integrity Project, California (EIPCa). These special … [Read more...] about EIPCa Asks: One Person, One Vote?
Americans Are Increasingly Politically Engaged
Political prediction market trading increases, and so does the support ecosystem John Phillips, Co-Founder of PredictIt and CEO of Aristotle, sat down with The Political Trade in April to discuss the growth of prediction markets and to announce new features on PredictIt’s political futures exchange that will allow traders to use cryptocurrency to fund their investments. … [Read more...] about Americans Are Increasingly Politically Engaged
IBM Study: COVID-19 Is Significantly Altering U.S. Consumer Behavior and Plans Post-Crisis
Personal Mobility, Retail Shopping, and Event Attendance Are Among the Areas Most Impacted Findings from an IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value (IBV) survey of U.S. consumers reveals shifting personal behavior and preferences resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The study polled more than 25,000 U.S. adults in the month of April to understand how COVID-19 has … [Read more...] about IBM Study: COVID-19 Is Significantly Altering U.S. Consumer Behavior and Plans Post-Crisis
Poll: Should China be held accountable internationally for the COVID-19 outbreak?
[crowdsignal poll=10543858] Should China be held accountable internationally for the COVID-19 outbreak? … [Read more...] about Poll: Should China be held accountable internationally for the COVID-19 outbreak?