In Raj Patel’s latest book and Rupa Marya’s debut title, “Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice,” they peel back layers of just what the Covid pandemic has revealed about our society. As they open, “Your body is a part of a society inflamed. Covid has...
It’s been one month since the start of the school year in Oakland, and teachers’ and parents’ fears over COVID safety have not disappeared – but neither has their will to keep their children or themselves safe. We spoke with one Oakland Unified...
Andreas Malm’s recent book Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency lays out the overlapping causes of both the global coronavirus crisis and impending ecological collapse. He intertwines these problems as stemming from the inherent nature of capitalism – a profit-driven...
Background At the time of writing this article, the COVID-19 pandemic has killed more than 550,000 people in the United States. The pandemic has exposed this society’s flawed and under-resourced public health system. It has also demonstrated the complete inability of...
As President Biden assembles his cabinet, the priorities of his administration are becoming clear. For the most part, his cabinet reflects a return to many of the same policies — and people — of the Obama administration. Many of his selections for national security...
