In Covid’s Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us
The Covid pandemic quickly led to the greatest mobilization of emergency powers in human history. By early April 2020, half the world’s population—3.9 billion people—were living under quarantine… In this eye-opening book, Stephen Macedo and Frances Lee examine our pandemic response and pose some provocative questions: Why did we ignore pre-Covid plans for managing a pandemic? … The policies adopted largely benefited the laptop class and left so-called essential workers unprotected; extended school closures hit the least-privileged families the hardest. Science became politicized and dissent was driven to the margins. In the next crisis, Macedo and Lee warn, we must not forget the deepest values of liberal democracy: tolerance and open-mindedness, respect for evidence and its limits, a willingness to entertain uncertainty, and a commitment to telling the whole truth.
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- bsky .app/profile/magdalenahorvat.bsky.social/post/3mazojn5lqk2g (‘ Магдалена Хорват 😷: “there were people who did still care. These were people who advocated for mitigations, loudly and clearly, who masked in public spaces, who organized mask distributions, who shared mutual aid, and held mask-required events” @juliadoubleday 💯 ❤️ Dec 28, 2025. via @DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC ‘)
- jamanetwork .com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2843606 (‘ via @chantzy : It is not ableist to talk about how Covid infections in utero can cause neurodevelopmental disorders. This is a scientific fact. Amid RFK Jr. removing protective Covid vaccines for pregnant people, we’re not helping by being quiet about this ‘)
- npr .org/2026/01/07/nx-s1-5667062/ants-altruism-social-insects-epidemics-pandemics (‘ …Some of these strategies are even described by scientists as “altruistic” — take the way that sick adult ants will “socially distance,” wandering away from the colony to avoid infecting their nestmates. By Arundathi Nair via @chantzy, Humans: “you do you” your way through this pandemic. Everyone for themselves ✌🏼 Ants: Let’s work together to prevent deadly pathogens. We’re in this together 💜 ‘)
- royalholloway.ac .uk/about-us/news/ants-sacrifice-their-colony-mates-as-parts-of-a-deadly-disinfection (‘ New research from the IST Austria, in collaboration with Royal Holloway, University of London, and the University of Würzburg, has found that Lasius neglectus ants sacrifice ill ants to protect their colony from infection. Jan. 9, 2018 ‘)
- bsky .app/profile/chantzy.bsky.social/post/3mbsfvt7cyk2k (‘ 1-My dad died of Parkinson’s. If you’ve seen neurodegeneration up close, you understand why prevention matters. COVID has been linked to increased neurological risk, including Parkinson-like syndromes. Some viruses are known to cause long-term neurodegeneration. 2-I’d hope people close to 📜me could understand why I take precautions or at least have empathy – but some don’t. ‘)
- bsky .app/profile/maxwellsmith.bsky.social/post/3mbr6qcggmk2t (‘ COVID killed >100,000 people per year over the course of 2023 and 2024 in the US alone. The level of indifference to this massive annual toll among both the public and the majority of my public health colleagues is stunning. ‘)
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