Globalized Food Systems, Structural Inequality, and COVID-19
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Globalized Food Systems, Structural Inequality, and COVID-19

In the creation of capitalist, globalized food systems, patterns of structural inequality based on social class hierarchies and racism become ever more apparent and problematic. This article discusses these conditions, from the perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notes on a Novel Coronavirus
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Notes on a Novel Coronavirus

Rob Wallace A new deadly coronavirus 2019-nCoV, related to SARS and MERS and apparently originating in live animal markets in Wuhan, China, is starting to spread worldwide. Chinese authorities have reported 5974 cases nationwide, 1000 of them severe. With infections in nearly every province, authorities warned 2019-nCoV appears to be spreading fast out of its…

“Capitalism is a Disease Hotspot”
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“Capitalism is a Disease Hotspot”

An Interview about the Coronavirus Pandemic   Yaak Pabst interviews Rob Wallace   How dangerous is the new coronavirus?   It depends on where you are in the timing of your local outbreak of Covid-19: early, peak level, late? How good is your region’s public health response? What are your demographics? How old are you?…