EP48: Plague Robbers: Nothing Spreads Like Greed (ft. John Nichols)

Has the pandemic taught us anything? As we look forward and imagine what the future might look like, we like to think ‘next time will be different.’ But, if we don’t take a serious look back, it won’t. Not as long as the people who made this pandemic so bad face zero consequences. In this episode of Darts and Letters, John Nichols says it’s time for a COVID reckoning. His new book is Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers: Accountability for Those Who Caused the Crisis. Nichols, who is also national affairs correspondent of the Nation, retraces his reporting – revealing how so many suffered while others made out like gangbusters. Plus, we ask: could it have been different?

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• Check out John Nichols’ book Coronarvirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers. Plus, have a look at his work for The Nation, including “The Making of a Coronavirus Criminal–Criminal Presidency,” and “There is No Military Solution Out of This Ukraine Crisis.”
• For more, have a look at Nichols’ other books with Verso.

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