Death Panel

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/110969806 Beatrice speaks with Rachel Herzing and Justin Piché about how the fight to abolish prisons touches other movements, what abolitionist movement wins tell us about taking the long view in organizing work, and their new book How to Abolish Prisons: Lessons from the Movement against Imprisonment. Find their new book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2212-how-to-abolish-prisons Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Jules' new book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny Runtime 1:17:41, 2 September 2024

Beatrice speaks with Betsy Ladyzhets of The Sick Times about what wastewater surveillance does—and doesn’t—tell us about the level of covid spread and how the rise of covid wastewater monitoring fits inside the larger picture of the privatization of both covid risk and covid data. Transcript: www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/promises-and-perils-of-wastewater-data Find Betsy’s report, “Wastewater surveillance for Covid-19 keeps evolving. Here’s what you need to know” here: https://thesicktimes.org/2024/07/23/wastewater-surveillance-for-covid-19-keeps-evolving-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ Find our book Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Jules' new book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny, here:
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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/110836544 Beatrice speaks with Silky Shah about the harsh immigration and border detention rhetoric on display at both the DNC and RNC this summer, the historical and material links between the rise of the immigration detention system and mass incarceration, and her new book, Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition. Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Jules' new book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny Runtime 1:21:31, 26 August 2024

Beatrice, Artie and Jules discuss the mask ban passed in Nassau County last week, the latest in a dramatic rise in legislation criminalizing face masks and targeting the Palestine solidarity movement. We look at what happened in the overtly hostile public hearing over the ban, the history of the New York statute that ban proponents want back, and how the threat of mask bans goes far beyond public health: mask bans embolden racist policing; they’re anti-trans; and they target the whole of the left. Transcript: www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/mask-bans-are-everyones-fight Watch the full Nassau County mask ban hearing here: https://vimeo.com/994184432 Read the statement on the hearing by Jews for Mask Rights here: https://www.jewsformaskrights.com/resources/anti-mask-harassment-nassau-countys-mask-ban-hearing Find our book Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Jules' new book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny, here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/110415159 Beatrice speaks with October Krausch about how the cultural imaginary of covid and covid risk has shifted from some of the earliest interpretations of the pandemic, how social pressure amongst liberals to place trust in institutions led many to ignore ongoing risk, and their recent article for Truthout, “The US Government Has Abandoned Us to Endless COVID. We Can Do Better.” Read October's piece here: https://truthout.org/articles/the-us-government-has-abandoned-us-to-endless-covid-we-can-do-better/ Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Jules' new book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny Runtime 1:34:06, 19 August 2024

Beatrice, a health policy enthusiast, and Jules, a writer focusing on trans issues, dive deep into the tangled web of managed care in the U.S. They uncover how managed care leads to systemic denial of crucial trans healthcare, particularly in the wake of Medicaid changes. The discussion critiques the historical roots of these policies and emphasizes the urgent need for reform. They call for an abolition of managed care, highlighting its inequities and ethical dilemmas, with a powerful plea for more compassionate healthcare for marginalized communities.

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/109988706 Beatrice speaks with Kareem Rabie about how capitalist visions for “the day after” ceasefire often rely on economic development projects that act as an extension of settler colonialism, Rabie’s research on housing development projects in the West Bank in 2005-2009, and his 2021 book, Palestine Is Throwing a Party and the Whole World Is Invited: Capital and State Building in the West Bank. Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Jules' new book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny 12 August 2024

Stefanie Lyn Kaufman-Mthimkulu, a scholar on settler colonialism and sanity perceptions, dives deep into the discourse surrounding Aaron Bushnell's self-immolation. She challenges the stigma connecting mental illness with dissent, arguing that such narratives undermine legitimate protest. The conversation highlights how societal views of madness often delegitimize acts of resistance, urging a critical reassessment of mental health within activist spaces. Kaufman-Mthimkulu advocates for understanding mental health through the lens of social justice and historical context.

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/109524186 Beatrice speaks with William Boyd about how “risk assessment” became a central focus of health safety and environmental law since the 1970s, and how the political and economic factors that structure how those risks are assessed have resulted in law and policy far less likely to protect against environmental and health hazards. Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Jules' new book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny Runtime 1:22:10, 5 August 2024

Sunaura Taylor, a prominent advocate, explores the complex intersections of disability and environmental issues. She discusses how industrial pollution creates networks of disability, emphasizing the struggles of marginalized communities. The conversation highlights her new book, 'Disabled Ecologies,' focusing on personal stories and historical injustices linked to environmental racism. Taylor also shares insights on grassroots organizing against pollution in Tucson, calling for a holistic approach that integrates disability rights with environmental justice.