Covid-19
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From  NEW! Fevers FutureHow We Respond to Infections to Come From: Country of Poxes |
Chapter 5 reflects on how prepared Canada is to respond to the future infectious diseases outbreaks to come. Discussing topics including the COVID-19 pandemic, contemporary medicine’s ties … | Baijayanta Mukhopadhyay | 17 | 2022 | $1.70 Add |
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From  July 2020: The Lie of Personal ResponsibilityFrom: Spin Doctors |
In this chapter, Loreto examines the neoliberal politics employed by politicians and the media to encourage a sense of individual responsibility to prevent further spread of the virus. Loreto … | Nora Loreto | 22 | 2021 | $2.20 Add |
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From  Kara Swisher in Conversation with Rudyard GriffithsMay 13, 2020 From: The World After Covid |
Kara Swisher and Rudyard Griffiths discuss Covid-19 and the role of big tech Silicon Valley in our society. Topics include the growing impact of technology on every aspect of our world, state … | Rudyard Griffiths | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
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From August 2020: The End of CERBFrom: Spin Doctors |
This chapter discuss Covid-19 during August 2020. Loreto examines the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (cerb); discussing who was eligible and when, how it impacted Canadians, and what the … | Nora Loreto | 22 | 2021 | $2.20 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 6: The BillionaireFrom: The Killer's Henchman |
The author focuses on Bill Gates, examining how Gates offers a concrete example of how members of the capitalist class use their wealth to shape political agendas to expand their own interests at … | Stephen Gowans | 29 | 2022 | $2.90 Add |
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From David Brooks in Conversation with Rudyard GriffithsMay 28, 2020 From: The World After Covid |
David Brooks and Rudyard Griffiths discuss Covid-19 and American political thinking. Topics include the lasting impacts of the pandemic on politics and specifically on attitudes toward … | Rudyard Griffiths | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From  NEW! Pandemic NationalismPart II: The Insurgency From: Has Populism Won? |
This chapter refers to the rise of populist rhetoric during the COVID-19 pandemic and how populist leaders used the situation to their political advantage. The authors discuss anti-vaccine … | Daniel Drache; Marc D. Froese | 21 | 2022 | $2.10 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 7: The HenchmanFrom: The Killer's Henchman |
This chapter explores Covid-19 mitigation/responses with particular analysis of Operation Warp Speed, Washington’s Covid-19 vaccine program, which used public money, and capitalized on … | Stephen Gowans | 44 | 2022 | $4.40 Add |
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From September 2020: Back to SchoolFrom: Spin Doctors |
This chapter examines Covid-19 in relation to schools. Loreto discusses how the transitions from in person and online classes impacted Covid outbreaks, as well as how public policy and the media … | Nora Loreto | 22 | 2021 | $2.20 Add |
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From NEW! ConclusionFrom: The Killer's Henchman |
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From October 2020: Migrant Workers and COVID-19From: Spin Doctors |
This chapter focuses on how Covid-19 impacted migrant workers in Canada. Loreto discuss the work and living conditions of various farms in Canada during Covid-19, as well as how the government … | Nora Loreto | 23 | 2021 | $2.30 Add |
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From November 2020: The Race for the VaccineFrom: Spin Doctors |
This chapter discusses the Covid-19 vaccine. Loreto examines how the vaccine was introduced by the government and framed in the media, as well as the response of Canadians to the announcement of … | Nora Loreto | 24 | 2021 | $2.40 Add |
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From December 2020: The Gendered ImpactFrom: Spin Doctors |
In this chapter, Loreto explores the gendered-impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Childcare, gendered violence, economic recession, and government failures are discussed. | Nora Loreto | 24 | 2021 | $2.40 Add |
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From January 2021: Disability Erased and DistortedFrom: Spin Doctors |
This chapter explores the impacts of Covid-19 on Canadians with disabilities. Loreto discusses the lack of Government aid for people with disabilities during this time. | Nora Loreto | 26 | 2021 | $2.60 Add |
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From February 2021: Workplace SpreadFrom: Spin Doctors |
This chapter explores the second wave of the pandemic in the winter of 2021, and the role that workplaces played in the spread of the virus. | Nora Loreto | 26 | 2021 | $2.60 Add |
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From March 2021: One Year in Media CutsFrom: Spin Doctors |
In this chapter, Loreto examine why the Canadian media had frequently reported on Covid-19 using the narrative being peddled by the government, without providing any investigative alternatives. … | Nora Loreto | 30 | 2021 | $3.00 Add |
