Commentaries by Benjamin G. Davis and William H. Widen

No Market Solution for Black Death: COVID-19 Guidelines As Crime

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No Market Solution for Black Death: COVID-19 Guidelines As Crime

Benjamin G. Davis and William H. Widen

April 18, 2020 09:38:53 am

“A civilization that proves incapable of solving the problems that it creates is a decadent civilization.” Aimé Césaire wrote this in his critique of colonialism. Close examination of the legacy of colonialism helps explain the disparate impact of the current healthcare crisis based on race and class. The sick and dying in the US are [...]

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