My parents listened to this the other night. I couldn't really hear it from my isolation room but it sounded good and helpful, and they pronounced it "terrific." More than a decade ago, Mike Davis wrote an alarming book on avian flu ("The Monster at Our Door"). Here's a very recent article he wrote on the pandemic and its relationship to austerity and inequality.
It's two hours long, FYI.
Podcast link: Mike Davis on Coronavirus Politics
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thank you so much for this! mike davis is one of my idols!!
ReplyDeleteMe too! I'm going to listen to this tonight!! I think he's calling in from the phone but still!
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