Death Panel

We discuss how the "lab leak" origin scenario for the covid pandemic became the object of mainstream political discussion in the US, and whether recent claims by theory proponents have any merits.

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[This teaser features an extended clip from Bea's interview with Harsha Walia]

We discuss how the Israel-Gaza ceasefire leaves a great deal of other forms of violence on Palestinians unaddressed, and by listener request get further into a paper on settler colonialism and public health mentioned in our last episode.

Then (35:30), Bea speaks with Harsha Walia about the historical formation of borders and her book "Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism."

Find Harsha's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1553-border-and-rule

Runtime 1:15:17, 24 May 2021

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Adam Johnson of Citations Needed joins us to critique some recurring anti-Palestinian media narratives that have been ubiquitous over the last few weeks, how US media narratives naturalize colonization and imperialism, and the ongoing vaccine apartheid.

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[Note: brief recording issue around 45:00, resolved by 50:00]

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We discuss the far reaching implications of the CDC's decision to change its masking guidelines, and look at one paradigmatic example of its immediate effects through Yascha Mounk's "Take Off That Mask."

Runtime 1:09:19, 17 May 2021

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We go into the archives to examine the tensions that emerged within ACT UP over whether to work directly with pharmaceutical companies or to continue pursuing earlier, more radical tactics.

Full transcripts of all interviews in this episode are available at actuporalhistory.org

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We discuss the weekend's job market handwringing over pandemic unemployment insurance and weigh in on the increasingly prevalent framing of the "pandemic addict" in light of last week's "The Liberals Who Can't Quit Lockdown" piece. But first, we get into some new information on the TRIPS waiver as companies work to get their stories straight.

Runtime 1:13:43, 10 May 2021

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We discuss the US announcement supporting a TRIPS waiver on covid vaccine patents, the Miami school that has become a beacon for anti-vaxxers, and one Financial Times writer's praise for private industry.

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Jules returns to the show for a discussion on the latest in the anti-trans legislation sweeping the nation, the clear ideological project behind it that so many people seem unwilling to look for, and why the state is trying to make itself cis.

Runtime 1:30:55, 3 May 2021

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We speak with Vicky Osterweil about the birth of policing, the colonial history underpinning modern property relations, and why riots and looting are so often dismissed as political tactics.

Vicky is the author of In Defense of Looting: A Riotous History of Uncivil Action (Bold Type, 2020) - https://www.boldtypebooks.com/titles/vicky-osterweil/in-defense-of-looting/9781645036678/

and host of Cerise and Vicky Rank the Movies - https://soundcloud.com/ceriseandvicky

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Happy World Intellectual Property Day, everyone.

We discuss the rapid rise of covid cases in India, some of the obscene ways it's been interpreted by American press, and the recent dramatic rise in calls for the WTO to waive pharmaceutical companies' patents for covid vaccines and therapeutics.

26 April 2021

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