Lion's Roar

An Economy Based on Caring

Where I live these days—in Muir Beach, California, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic—every evening at 8 p.m. people in the neighborhood start to howl like coyotes. They do this for about five minutes. It’s a local ritual to express our appreciation for what we now call “frontline” or “essential” workers.

In this pandemic,

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