Covid-19

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Spin Doctors

How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the Covid-19 Pandemic

As Canada was in the grips of the worst pandemic in a century, Canadian media struggled to tell the story. Newsrooms, already run on threadbare budgets, struggled to make broader connections that … 417 View
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The Killer’s Henchman

Capitalism and the Covid-19 Disaster

Summer 2021, the novel coronavirus is scything through populations worldwide. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announces the Covid-19 pandemic will end “when the world … 280 View
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Introduction

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In the introduction to her book, Loreto describes where she was when the Covid-19 pandemic had hit Canada. Loreto briefly describes roles journalists and politicians played in feeding a specific … 14 $1.40 Add
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Preface

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The author explores the global reaction to and handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. 7 $0.70 Add
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Chapter 1: The Killer

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The author discusses Covid-19 and its science, the measures put in place to stop it, some pandemic history and science, pandemic risks, globalization, lab-manipulated viruses (PPP research) and … 29 $2.90 Add
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March 2020: The Pandemic Emerges

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In this chapter, Loreto discusses the first Covid-19 cases in Canada and examines the way Covid-19 was portrayed by politicians and the media during this time. 21 $2.10 Add
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April 2020: Disaster in Residential Care

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This chapter examines how Covid-19 impacted aged care facilities and residential homes. Loreto explores how politicians contributed to the rising death tolls of Canada’s elderly population, … 27 $2.70 Add
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Chapter 2: The Response

From: The Killer's Henchman

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The author discusses the response to Covid-19 with particularly attention to the United States and China. Topics include vaccines, public health and social measures, the approaches of countries … 36 $3.60 Add
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Mohamed El-Erian in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

April 23, 2020

From: The World After Covid

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Mohamed El-Erian and Rudyard Griffiths discuss Covid-19 and its impact on the global economy. Topics include global economy, responses to and management of the Covid crisis, entanglement of the … 13 $1.30 Add
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Chapter 3: The Capitalists’ State

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This chapter asks who it is that made the decisions on how to respond to the pandemic (if to respond at all) and what their interests are. The author explores the domination of governments around … 35 $3.50 Add
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May 2020: COVID-19 Hits Food Processing Industries

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This chapter covers how Covid-19 impacted food processing industries. Loreto examines how the workers in grocery stores, factories, and plants were "hailed as frontline heroes and treated as … 21 $2.10 Add
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Samantha Power in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

April 30, 2020

From: The World After Covid

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Samantha Power and Rudyard Griffiths discuss Covid-19 and international affairs and global politics. Topics include global social and economics inequalities, different countries’ responses … 11 $1.10 Add
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Chapter 4: The Capitalists’ Nanny State

From: The Killer's Henchman

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This chapter continues to explore the capitalist state and how it fucntions to support and facilitate the business-based upper class and its accumulation of the wealth that is produced by the … 34 $3.40 Add
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June 2020: Systemic Racism and COVID-19 Spread

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This chapter explores Covid-19 during June 2020 as well as the Black Lives Matter movement. The response of Canadian politicians and journalists is examined. Loreto discusses how Covid-19 … 26 $2.60 Add
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Niall Ferguson in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

May 6, 2020

From: The World After Covid

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Niall Ferguson and Rudyard Griffiths discuss history and possible political, social, economic, and cultural consequences of the pandemic. Topics include historical precedence, public response, … 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapter 5: Capitalist Pharmacy

From: The Killer's Henchman

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This chapter is focused on the pharmaceutical industry/capitalist pharmacy and the interests of its wealthy investors. 24 $2.40 Add