The Politics of COVID-19, Readings #8
The most important contributions on the political, economic, and social effects of the unfolding crisis.
[For the unabridged version of Part 8 of the evolving Reading List or to subscribe to our coronavirus-related podcast feed, please see here]
Tech
Coronavirus Is Speeding Up the Amazonification of the Planet
Brian Merchant | OneZero
UK in talks with Amazon and others to deliver coronavirus tests
Kate Holton | Financial Times
International
Coronavirus: les pays émergents guettés par l’effondrement [French]
Laurence Caramel, Julien Bouissou | Le Monde
Cuba in the time of the coronavirus
Pascual Serrano | openDemocracy
Underlying Conditions (COVID-19 in India)
Vidya Krishnan | The Caravan
Health Policy
«Le système de santé lombard est victime de son excellence» [French]
Eric Jozsef | Libération
Why a one-size-fits-all approach to COVID-19 could have lethal consequences
Alex Broadbent, Benjamin T. H. Smart | The Conversation
Food & Agriculture
En Afrique, la fermeture des frontières réveille la crainte de pénuries alimentaires [French]
Laurence Caramel | Le Monde
FAO: Panic buying, lockdowns may drive world food inflation
Reuters | The Star
Global Economy
Coronavirus and the Death of ‘Connectivity’
Walden Bello | Foreign Policy In Focus
Coronavirus Could Unravel Globalisation
Ann Pettifor | Tribune
History
The Epidemics America Got Wrong
Jim Downs | The Atlantic
History of Pandemics [Video]
Christian McMillen | C-SPAN
Culture & Society
Want to Fight Covid-19? Save Local Journalism
John Nichols | The Nation
O impacto do coronavírus na cultura. E o papel dos governos [Portuguese]
Camilo Rocha | Nexo Journal
Economic Policy
It’s Time to End the Fed’s ‘Monetary Triage’
David Adler, Andres Arauz | The Nation
Interview with Stiglitz
Abraham Gutman | The Philadelphia Inquirer
Democracy
The 'War' on Coronavirus
Srećko Horvat | The Michael Brooks Show
Populismo virale e politiche del “decoro”: l’onda lunga prima della pandemia [Italian]
Wolf Bokowski | Global Project
Context
La mafia del coronavirus. Dalla droga alla sanità, la pandemia aiuta l'economia criminale [Italian]
Roberto Saviano | La Repubblica
Class & Labour
While Some Wait For COVID-19 Tests, The Wealthy Cut The Line [Podcast]
Robin Young, Allison Hagan | Here & Now
“Without These Workers, Everything Ceases to Exist”: How Coronavirus Is Coming for Your Produce
Fernanda Echavarri | Mother Jones
Capitalism
The Coming Debt Deluge
Jerome Roos | Tribune
Coronavirus is the greatest challenge capitalism has ever faced: will a new system result?
James Meadway | New Statesman
L’insoutenable légèreté du capitalisme vis-à-vis de notre santé [French]
Eva Illouz | L’Obs
Academic
What Will Be the Economic Impact of COVID-19 in the US? Rough Estimates of Disease Scenarios
Andrew Atkeson | NBER
COVID‐19: Vulnerability and the power of privilege in a pandemic
James A. Smith, Jenni Judd | Health Promotion Journal of Australia