We discuss why so many cities and states are ignoring the CDC's community level system, the controversy over the return of LA's mask mandate, and Josh Barro's substack tirade against "team covid forever" and the return of covid mitigations.

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We discuss Glenn Kessler's dubious attempt to fact check the story of a 10-year old forced to travel out of state for an abortion, and what it says about the lengths the media are willing to go to reassure people that things aren't actually that bad.

Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ

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We discuss a new refrain that pushing for a return of pandemic mitigations is "moralizing" even as the BA.5 wave takes hold. But first, we check in on the Biden administration's inability to meet the moment on abortion rights, and one official's claim that codifying Roe is something for "activists who have been consistently out of step with the Democratic Party."

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Libby Watson joins us for a post-mortem on the pandemic subsidies for COBRA health insurance, one of the most needlessly convoluted covid aid programs, and, perhaps unsurprisingly, an absolute trainwreck.

Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ

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We speak with Silky Shah about the Trump-era border restrictions the Biden administration has held onto, including deporting migrants under the pretense of keeping covid out of the US.

Silky is the executive director of Detention Watch Network. You can follow her @silkys13

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We're off this week, so for today's episode we've curated a selection of three of our favorite conversations about Emily Oster, showing the arc of her influence over the school reopening debate from 2020 onward.

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With Roe v. Wade officially struck down by the Supreme Court, we speak with Melissa Gira Grant, Charlotte Shane, and Abby Cartus about how to react to this moment and where to go from here.

This episode was originally a patron exclusive posted June 27th. If you enjoy this episode consider supporting the show at patreon.com/deathpanelpod

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With Roe v. Wade officially struck down by the Supreme Court, we speak with Melissa Gira Grant, Charlotte Shane, and Abby Cartus about how to react to this moment and where to go from here.

Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ

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Jules Gill-Peterson and Charlie Markbreiter join us to discuss Emily Bazelon's recent controversial New York Times Magazine cover story "The Battle Over Gender Therapy," its harmful and historically inaccurate portrayal of medical transition, and why liberals are so ready to embrace gatekeeping in trans healthcare.

TRANSCRIPT: www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/panic-at-the-gender-clinic-w-jules-gill-peterson-and-charlie-markbreiter-062322

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Buy Jules' book, "Histories of the Transgender Child," here: https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/histories-of-the-transgender-child

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We discuss the death of the TRIPS waiver last week at the World Trade Organization, then take a close look at a recent interview given by White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Ashish Jha to get a sense of some of the troubling stances that may be brewing inside the Biden administration.

Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ

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