Striking Amazon, Instacart employees reveal how a basic economic principle could derail our ability to combat the coronavirus

By The Conversation

“The free market isn’t very good at dealing with positive externalities” that come when some workers enable the rest of us to stay at home, writes this law professor — “or compensating those who bear the cost.”

Use this portal to thank a nurse fighting COVID-19 with food from Baltimore restaurants

By Stephen Babcock 64Robots cofounder Jon Robinson created FeedNurses.com to collect donations for local medical workers. Here's a quick look at how it came together, and the site's tech stack.
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This physician-founder is making a device to protect medical staff during intubation procedures

By Stephen Babcock Dr. Steven Tropello is bringing experience and a network developed while building local startup CoapTech.
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These 9 Baltimore manufacturers received grant funding to make PPE

By Stephen Babcock Here's a look at local orgs making masks, face shields, hand sanitizer, gowns and more.
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AccelerateBaltimore wants to help startups build civic-minded MVPs in 2020

By Stephen Babcock In its ninth year, the ETC's accelerator is giving priority to startups focused on public safety, public health and wellness, public transportation, homelessness and education.
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