Articles in The Virus

Interview: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on the Politics of COVID-19

Public health doctor, epidemiologist, and former Detroit health director discusses the politics of the coronavirus.


In The Middle of a Pandemic, Our For-Profit Healthcare System Is Failing Us

Not having Medicare for All makes a bad situation worse…


Notes on a Nightmare #4: The Criminality of Donald Trump

At the end of all this, the president should face prosecution.


The Cults of Capital

What happens when an apocalyptic pandemic meets the apocalyptic death-cult of neoliberalism?


Notes On A Nightmare #3: A Disturbing Turn in Right-Wing Thought

“What if, instead of free healthcare and a guaranteed income, we just let the virus run rampant and kill a lot of people?”


Notes on a Nightmare #2: Suffering and Politics

Why this is so terrifying and how the existing political response is failing us.


Notes on a Nightmare #1: The Virus and Us

Trying to get to grips with what has happened.


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