toward a just and sustainable world
Strangely, reading Albert Camus’ The Plague (1947) during the pandemic did not depress me (further). Instead, I felt exhilarated. Yes, Camus depicts widespread despair in Oran (Mediterranean city in … Read more The Pandemic Within
Canada’s proportion of COVID-19 deaths in long-term care double the average of other countries, study shows: The proportion of long-term care deaths ranged from less than 10 per cent … Read more COVID-19 Update 16, July 6
🇨🇦 Ontario’s nursing homes have had 22 years to do safety upgrades. COVID-19 reveals deadly cost of delay. Hardest hit nursing homes are still operating at 1972 structural safety … Read more COVID-19 Update 15, June 23
With the COVID-19 mortality rate nearly 6 times higher than the rest of the country (586.7/M vs 102.2/M), what has gone wrong in QuĂ©bec? From the beginning of the … Read more COVID-19 Update 14, June 8
“Nearly half of Twitter accounts pushing to reopen America may be bots. There has been a huge upswell of Twitter bot activity since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, … Read more COVID-19 Update 13, May 29
Here are some thoughts as I look at some of the available information in pursuit of some usable understanding of the COVID-19-causing novel coronavirus SARS CoV-2, and what we can … Read more The Coronavirus Pandemic: Evidence from Virology and Immunology
Geronticide report: 23:00, May 19 – Canada deaths 6152, LTC resident deaths 5299 – 86.1% Thanks to the Ontario Hospital Association for maintaining an up-to-date inventory of all the … Read more COVID-19 Update 12, May 22
Our genes are made up of parts that can be traced back 300 000 years. Some will feel a bit constrained if limited to the approximately 300,000-year age of … Read more Genomic Time and the Immediacy of the Nuclear Threat: A Stark Contrast
A COVID-19 outbreak at the White House. Oy Gevalt! Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns stay at home order setting a precedent for other states. Whistleblower Rick Smith fired by Trump … Read more COVID-19 Update 11, May 16
This update is dedicated to my friends Jean Smith and John Valleau, life long workers for peace and justice. UN News, April 14: “Hatred going viral in a dangerous … Read more COVID-19 Update 10, May 10