I don't know whether to believe this, from a website I recently found, businessinsider.com, a weirdly non-conservative business-focused site. Has plenty of coverage on current affairs (Floyd, Biden,) and is quite even. They actually have a series of articles on "Better Capitalism," no BS, with sections on sustainability, worker benefits and businesses that actually help their employees weather the COVID crisis (gasp.) I think it's progress, though many a progressive would be dismissive.
The story of the headline is:
"In May, the Harris Poll and Just Capital, an independent research firm founded by the billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones, surveyed 1,000 people on their thoughts about capitalism amid the pandemic. Only 25% of respondents said they believed our current form of capitalism ensures the greater good of society.
For many this doesn't come as a surprise. Prominent voices ranging from a top Harvard economist [how coy, to not name Rebecca Henderson, author of "Reimagining Capitalism," who says the coronavirus pandemic is a turning point in the conversation surrounding capitalism,] to the billionaire hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio [supposedly sounding the alarm on income inequality in the US,] have warned that capitalism would soon face a crisis because of the massive inequality exposed by the pandemic.
Temporary hazard pay has shown how little grocery employees, food-delivery workers, and other essential workers are being paid (not to mention that many don't get health insurance). The national closure of childcare centers also laid bare the unpaid work women do in the household. Black people, specifically Black women, were most at risk of layoffs and furloughs, and were less likely to survive (pay for groceries or rent) without work, according to research from Lean In, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's nonprofit.
The crisis that business leaders have been warning about has arrived. Now the majority of Americans are calling for change, including paid sick leave and higher wages for frontline workers, the data shows."
https://www.businessinsider.com/capitalism-in-crisis-how-to-fix-capitalism-for-workers-2020-6
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