G&R Episode 26: COVID19 vs. Reopening the Economy; Politics and the Pandemic w/ Prof. Sarah Koster

In our latest episode, Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969) get a return visit from Prof. Sarah Koster (@NotSoNormalNaCl) to discuss the recent spike in COVID19 infections. There are now over 2 million cases in the U.S. with the number of deaths at well over 119,000. Furthermore, Harvard University is now predicting that the number could almost double by the end of September. We discuss how political institutions, led by #BunkerBoy, continue to fail us in virus response, the racialization of the infection rate, and how to be "COVID19 responsible" when out in the streets during the current uprising against police violence. Sarah Koster is a Nurse Practitioner based in Oakland, CA.  She has worked in research and program evaluation in the area of Infectious diseases in a variety of locales including southern Africa. She currently teaches Community Health at Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, CA. Read more: U.S. could reach 200,000 coronavirus deaths in September, expert says (https://reut.rs/2N0woBE) The strange new quiet in New York emergency rooms (https://wapo.st/2BbgL7R) Brazil’s favelas, neglected by the government, organize their own coronavirus fight (https://wapo.st/3dbJqXs) As always, you can follow us at:   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenRedPodcast      Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastGreenRed     Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenredpodcast/   Also, please keep Green and Red independent at Patron: https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Green and Red's website: https://greenandredpodcast.org/donate-to-green-and-red/  This is a Green and Red Podcast production. "Green and Red Blues" by  Moody. Editing by Isaac. Produced by Scott (@sparki1969) and Bob  (@bobbuzzanco).