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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/91515360 Beatrice speaks with Brian Nam-Sonenstein about two recent briefs he wrote for Prison Policy Initiative focused on a few key intersections of housing, disability, incarceration, and the administrative state. The first concerns how "failure to appear" laws add additional layers of criminalization into the court system, and the second concerns Housing First programs. Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Runtime 1:27:38, 23 October 2023 🧬

Beatrice and Abby speak with Jane Thomason of National Nurses United (NNU) about the latest in an ongoing campaign to stop the CDC from further weakening infection control guidance, how newly revealed documents show the CDC prioritizing employer costs and profits over public health, and how you can help lend pressure to NNU's campaign. Sign onto the letter and sign up to testify here—if you signed on last time, please sign on again!: https://bit.ly/DPNNU2 Our previous episode with Jane can be found in the Death Panel public feed, posted August 17th 2023, or here: https://soundcloud.com/deathpanel/how-the-cdc-could-further-weaken-infection-control-w-jane-thomason-081723 Transcript forthcoming. Read the newly released meeting notes here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/cdc-hicpac-work-group Find the webinar Jane mentions here: https://rutgerstraining.sph.rutgers.edu/PreventATD/ Find our book Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Pre-order Jules' new book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/733966/a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny-by-jules-gill-peterson/ Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod

Listen to this week's patron episode free in its entirety on our patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/91121697 Beatrice speaks with Rasha Abdulhadi about how to stand in solidarity with Palestinians in this moment, the importance of refusing the idea that the genocide of Palestinians is inevitable, and how the language we use to resist the colonial project can sometimes fail to meet the scale of our demands. Rasha Abdulhadi is a writer, editor, and cultural organizer, and a queer Palestinian Southerner disabled by Long Covid. Find the poem Rasha reads at the top here: https://thedeadlands.com/issue-16/believe-the-graves/ The documentary Rasha recommends in the episode called “Women in Struggle” (2005) can be watched via Solidarity Cinema’s radical film archive: https://www.solidaritycinema.com/ Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Runtime 1:47:00, 16 October 2023 🧬

Liat Ben-Moshe, Leah Harris, and Vesper Moore discuss the increasing calls to "reopen the asylums" and the dark history of psychiatric incarceration. They challenge the nostalgic portrayal of asylums, highlighting the horrific conditions and abuse that occurred. They also explore the racialized and gendered construction of danger and the connection to issues like eugenics and the war on terror. They analyze political statements advocating for reopening asylums and discuss the dangerous generalization of individuals. The chapter also delves into the complexities of homelessness, mental health, and institutionalization, emphasizing the need for community care. Overall, they caution against reopening asylums and stress the importance of centering the perspectives of individuals with mental health conditions.

This episode was originally released for Death Panel patrons on August 22nd 2022, and we are re-releasing it today alongside a new transcript of the conversation. (This is in addition to our regular schedule, a new episode will be up tomorrow like usual). Free Palestine 🇵🇸. Transcript: https://www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/public-health-palestine-danya-qato Original episode description: Beatrice speaks with Danya Qato about the political economy of health in Palestine and how to understand the intersection of the pandemic and colonial occupation. Danya Qato is an associate professor of epidemiology and health services research based in Baltimore, Maryland. Find our book Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Pre-order Jules' new book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/733966/a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny-by-jules-gill-peterson/ 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/90648358/ Bea, Artie, and Abby pick apart a recent paper by Vinay Prasad, Tracy Beth Høeg, and Shamez Ladhani claiming that "methodological pitfalls" have led to the prevalence of long covid being “overestimated,” and that the problem with acknowledging high rates of long covid is that it will lead to “increased social anxiety and healthcare spending.” Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Runtime 1:44:41, 9 October 2023 🧬

Discussing the impact of managed care on trans healthcare, access to procedures, discrimination, and barriers faced by trans individuals. Highlighting the complexities of inclusive coverage for gender-affirming care in California's State Medicaid program. Examining the role of healthcare in managing the socioeconomic status of trans individuals and the failures of managed care in improving access and quality of healthcare.

Author Shira Hassan discusses liberatory harm reduction and collective liberation, emphasizing the importance of marginalized communities in building systems of change and support outside societal frameworks of oppression and exploitation, with a focus on true body autonomy and self-determination.

Bea, Artie, Phil and Abby discuss how the widely reported expense and unavailability of the new covid boosters is the disastrous (and predictable) consequence of the Biden administration’s move to kick covid vaccines and therapeutics to the private market. Transcript: https://www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/covid-booster-rollout-fall-2023 Find our book Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Pre-order Jules' new book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/733966/a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny-by-jules-gill-peterson/ 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/rico-w-dan-09-25-89831745 Beatrice speaks with Dan Berger about the RICO charges against Stop Cop City activists and the long history of RICO being used as a tool of repression against left movements. Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Runtime 1:25:39, 25 September 2023 🧬