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The Sickness is the System: When Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pandemics or Itself

Richard D. Wolff

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Feb 10, 2022 John rated it really liked it

I didn’t realize this was a collection of lectures and economic update episodes, so some of this information is redundant throughout the book, but I still think this is a great overview looking at the COVID-19 pandemic through a socialist lens.

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