ICYMI: A Week of Writing on COVID-19
These are the pieces I wrote this past week and posted to Medium. Most of my writing in recent weeks has been focused on the Novel Coronavirus outbreak, which is to be expected given how deeply it is affecting the entire globe.
Rationalizing Racism: On Naming COVID-19 the ‘Chinese Virus’
If you Insist on Tying It to the Chinese People, You Just Might Be a Racist
Published March 23
Social Darwinism Rears Its Ugly Head
Trump & Co. Look to the Cost-Benefit Analysis to Justify Leaving the Vulnerable to Battle COVID-19 on Their Own
Published March 24
The Struggle Worsens for Those Who Struggle in Normal Times
America’s Poor and Near-Poor Live on a Precipice
Published March 27
Mourning in America: COVID-19 Is Not Theoretical. It Is Real, and Very Personal.
We Talk About the Numbers, but the Numbers Represent Real Stories
Published March 28