Death Panel

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We try to explain the narratives and political actions that have allowed coronavirus deaths in the U.S. to be so dramatically normalized, including a major study that may unintentionally play into the argument that COVID patients simply "die sooner" than they otherwise would. But first, we discuss the abductions by federal officers in Portland.

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💉 DP EP 169 The New Normal 💉 20 July 2020

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We discuss a report on McKinsey's $100 million+ in state coronavirus contracts, a consulting scandal at CMS, and the diversion of hospital data from the CDC. We also touch on the debate over school reopening, what to expect from CARES 2, and close out with one writer's take on "Normal People."

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We discuss Disney reopening its parks and the long set of Biden / Sanders Unity Task Force recommendations that dropped at the end of the week. Then we discuss the role of firms like McKinsey in government in light of the document they authored for New York state to draw ire away from Andrew Cuomo.

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💉 DP EP 167 Tragic Kingdom 💉 13 July 2020

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We discuss how the specifics of the CARES Act directly contributed to state pressure to reopen and fed the pandemic, including some exclusive preliminary data analysis from Phil. Then we look at two studies that may complicate how we think about COVID-19 itself.

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We discuss Trump's Mount Rushmore rally, Kanye West's 2020 bid, the push to reopen schools in the middle of the pandemic, and a rather baffling attempt to call abolition "Third Way" politics.

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💉 DP EP 165 2 Million Americans 💉 6 July 2020

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We discuss how reality is puncturing US plans to reopen the economy, Goldman Sachs' report on mandating masks, and the "anecdata" helping legislators defer action. Then we dip into the Democrats' new healthcare bill and recent testimony on how systemic racism and COVID-19 have impacted long-term care.

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We catch up on the Executive Branch's various exacerbations of the contradictions of capitalism over the last few days, including the creation of the "Office of Burden Reduction." We also discuss today's Supreme Court decisions on abortion and the CFPB, and Gilead's announced price for coronavirus drug Remdesivir.

💉 DP EP 163 💉 29 June 2020

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Nathan Tankus returns to help us pick apart "Promoting Economic Recovery After COVID-19," a paper by a group of influential economists published by think tank The Aspen Institute, and trace out what it suggests might soon filter up in liberal policy circles.

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We discuss a group of recent studies that look at the exacerbating effects of incarceration and policing on the pandemic, and whether or not the protests have increased the spread of COVID-19. We also discuss Trump's weekend rally and Malcolm Gladwell's speech to lobbying group AHIP.

💉 DP EP 161 Incarceration And Its Disseminations 💉 22 June 2020

Referenced in this episode:

Black Lives Matter Protests, Social Distancing, and COVID-19 (Center for Health Economics and Policy Studies)

Incarceration And Its Disseminations: COVID-19 Pandemic Lessons From Chicago’s Cook County Jail (Health Affairs)

US law enforcement crowd control tactics at anti-racism protests: a public health threat (The Lancet)

Community Use Of Face Masks And COVID-19: Evidence From A Natural Experiment Of State Mandates In The US (Health Affairs)

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We're joined by Noah Zazanis to discuss trans reproductive justice, how gender misclassification impacts healthcare and medical research, and professional and academic stigma around mental health. We also discuss this week's Supreme Court ruling on trans workplace discrimination.

Noah is the co-author of "The Imperative for Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Inclusion: Beyond Women's Health" published last month in Ibis: https://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/Fulltext/2020/05000/The_Imperative_for_Transgender_and_Gender.10.aspx

You can participate in the PRIDE study Noah mentions here: https://pridestudy.org/

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