Surviving the coronavirus requires escaping the status quo — together
Surviving the coronavirus requires escaping the status quo — together
By Paul R. Carr
The world was ill-prepared for COVID-19, despite SARS, Ebola and many other public health crises and despite numerous reports, commissions, warnings and even prescient films like Contagion.
We’re stuck in a social class quagmire that disadvantaged the majority of citizens leading up to COVID-19.
The killing of an unarmed Black man, George Floyd, by police in the United States, and the ensuing massive protests, have underscored that entrenched, systemic racism is ripping society to shreds.
As we near the 100-day mark of the COVID-19 pandemic being declared by the World Health Organization, I have three proposals for escape hatches from the status quo: reimagining democracy beyond elections, reconciling before taxation and humanizing global interactions.
The objective is to underscore that there are paths that allow us to stop cultivating extreme vulnerabilities and social inequalities after COVID-19.
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