The Coronavirus Pandemic: It’s Up to Us

The Coronavirus Pandemic: It’s Up to Us

This is the text of a second presentation given at our Online Townhall on March 28, 2020: “The Coronavirus Pandemic: Their System Can’t Protect Us.” (link to first presentation at the townhall) (link to the discussion portion of the townhall) Introduction We...
Coronavirus: A Disease of Capitalism

Coronavirus: A Disease of Capitalism

By March 23rd, there were over 370,000 cases of Covid-19, including more than 16,000 deaths, spanning more than 150 countries. And the numbers are continuing to climb at an exponential rate. While in a rational society we would expect the response to match the gravity...
A Viral Threat Turned into a Global Disaster

A Viral Threat Turned into a Global Disaster

Two months ago, on January 15th, the second death from a virus was reported in Wuhan, China. Since then Wuhan and the coronavirus (Covid-19) have become household terms. More than 156,000 cases of infection have been identified and 5,819 deaths have been reported in...
The Coronavirus Exposes a Sick System

The Coronavirus Exposes a Sick System

The coronavirus (Covid-19) has spread to over one hundred countries, infecting more than 110,000 people and killing 3,825 people so far. There have been 554 confirmed cases and 22 deaths in the U.S. Scientists from around the world are warning that the virus poses a...