"Yet, there's no outrage": the fabrication of herd immunity in Sweden–an interview
Will Silversmith interviews Swedish Comrade Daniel J. in 2023. They discuss the Swedish response to the ongoing pandemic and the political context within Sweden.
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Poetry: The Change We Sought & The Starry Cow
Tadgh Quill-Manley presents two poems "The Change We Sought", about revolutionary change and disillusionment, and "The Starry Cow", about farmers facing exploitation.
Silver Linings: Next-Gen Anti-Pandemic Tech and How to Protect Yourself Now
In December 2024 we discuss upcoming vaccine technology and explore the ongoing risk and potential effects of long COVID.
“Back to Normal” Runs on Workers from the Global South
D.W. McLachlan reviews the history of how capital pilfers labour from the Global South in times of crisis to propose a new theory of change that centres those workers and their communities.
Operation Omicron
Was the Omicron variant engineered in a plot to re-open the economy? It appeared suddenly with three novel clinical features that aligned with the goals of libertarian businesspeople calling for herd immunity. Each of these features were published in the open literature long before Omicron appeared.
Letter: The Grim Mathematics of Organizing Amid COVID
D.W. McLachlan responds to the recent discourse around COVID safety at meetings by comparing risk probabilities. Ultimately, it’s unclear what advantage we gain by refusing to protect each other from COVID, which poses an existential threat to any organizing effort.
Interview with Hiram C: Let your grief fuel the revolution
On 8/27/23 William Silversmith interviewed Hiram Caraballo, a 27 year-old Afro-Latino grad student at CUNY who acquired Long COVID during the acute pandemic crisis in NYC. He is now on the SCORE Steering Committee.
Fatal Indecision: The Irrational Left Pandemic Failure in the United States 2020-2023
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic presenting a multifaceted moral and strategic case for organized resistance and advancing the expansion of the welfare state, the left failed and continues to fail to do so. William Silversmith looks into why the left irrationally failed to organize around the pandemic with disastrous results.
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In the Fight Against COVID, Consistency Is Key
Although there are differences between BDS and the anti-COVID movement, we are aligned in our struggle against mass death perpetrated by empire in the pursuit of power and capital.
Lessons We Can Learn from BDS Student Solidarity in the Face of Mass Death
Throughout history, many of the most transformative
Socialism for Public Health NOW: Cuba’s History is Our Future
During the second U.S. election of the COVID-19 pandemic, it should be clear that we can not rely on capitalism to fight pandemics. In the fight against polio, Cuba has shown that no matter what, the best way to fight pandemics is a system built for human need.
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