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15 August, noon Eastern Time; 6pm South Africa time
Capitalism and COVID-19: the radical political economics of the pandemic
by The Union for Radical Political Economics
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Free
*Did capitalism cause the pandemic or exacerbate its impacts? Are
capitalism and health contradictory? How can we fight inequities from both?*
About this Event
We are living through a period of social, political, ecological, and
economic unrest.
This conjuncture gives rise to both radical uncertainty and radical
opportunity.
The intensification of distress calls for reflection, dialogue, and
action. With this in mind, the Union for Radical Political Economics
(URPE) offers a forum for people to engage in a dialogue about
contemporary issues in order to build the progressive future we want.
With this series of events we aim to provide space to:
* Strengthen connections
* Deepen understanding
* Build alliances
* Mobilize
Our first discussion will explore how the pandemic has exacerbated the
problems caused by capitalism and how capitalism has exacerbated
problems caused by the pandemic. We examine the relationships between
capitalism and COVID-19 in global historical context to better
understand the pandemic and its impacts.
We invite you to join us for a forum on this issue. The session will
begin with a brief panel presentation and Q&A followed by open
discussion. The people presenting their thoughts on this topic are:
*Patrick Bond*
Professor at the University of the Western Cape School of Government
starting in 2020, specialises in political economy, geopolitics,
political ecology (resource extraction, energy, water and climate
change), social mobilisation, state-society relations and public policy.
*Jennifer Cohen*
Assistant Professor at Miami University and Researcher in the Faculty of
Medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand. She specializes in
feminist radical political economy and writes about women, work and
stress; social determinants of health; racial disparities in health; and
the profit motive in health systems. She will discuss the ways
capitalism heightens the contradiction between a world shaped by the
profit motive and the requirements of public health.
*Sanjiv Gupta*
Associate Professor in Sociology at UMass-Amherst with research
interests in time use, inequality and the welfare state. He is a member
of the National Political Education Committee of the Democratic
Socialists of America (DSA), and host of the podcast 'Socialism in the
time of Corona.'
The panel will be moderated by *Sirisha Naidu*, Associate Professor of
Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
The event will last 90-180 minutes. The first 45 minutes will be brief
talks by our three presenters, after which we will have a Q&A among the
presenters, moderator, and attendees. To ask a question or comment,
please raise your hand using the zoom function, or chat to the host, who
will call on 3 people at a time. Please be as brief as possible to allow
for broad participation. After 90 minutes, the space will be open for
free discussion among all attendees.
The event is Saturday, August 15th at 12pm EDT. Please note the
corresponding start time in your timezone.
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