Children and young adults have minimal risk, and there is no scientific or public health rationale to close day care centers, schools, or colleges. In-person education is critically important for both the intellectual and social development for all kids, but school closures are especially harmful for working-class children whose parents cannot afford tutors, pod schools, or private schools.
This point is not refuted or disputed by the interviewer of the original article
Edit: Updated Article with corrected numbers . Argument still stands
I honestly think they have contrarian brain. They publish so many weird takes that I seriously think they half believe it and are fucking with us. This is one of the few times I'm on the WTF Jacobin train and I've been willing to cut them some slack in the past. Funny enough, I found out about this from Nathan J Robinson. As much as he makes a fool of himself, he at least has a moral standpoint that reflects in his left anticommunist views. He doesn't want to kill people.