By Tina Phillips The pandemic virus Covid-19 has made its presence known around the world and in the United States during the past few months. As we reel from the recent political letdowns, we face a new grim reality ahead. Donald Trump did not prepare for Covid-19 well, and, while we are not surprised by this, it doesnât hurt any less to see the…
By J. Richard Marra A few days back, while on Facebook, I asked a psychoanalyst friend what he thought folks should do to reduce anxiety during this present unpleasantness. Avoiding talk of Ids and Egos, he simply suggested that people stay informed and safe; and not spend a lot of time with pandemic news coverage. After enduring the endless babble…
By Reuben Clamzo About those social-distancing protesters we saw recently⊠Yes, their behavior was ridiculous. Yes, the imagery they presented was drenched in racist symbols and social privilege. Yes, a lot of their demands (âI need a haircut!â) are absurd. And yes, they are totally astroturf the way the Tea Party was a decade ago, and remains…
By Tina Phillips COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on all our lives. Some more than others. We are all going through this, but not all are experiencing it the same way. Those who are poor, donât have savings, donât have a way to pay their bills, are forced to work, or have an essential job, are experiencing this with greater hardship. And those of color…
By Dr. Catherine-Anne McCloskey-Ross Everyone has their favorite holiday. Many people really enjoy Christmas or New Yearâs Eve. Several of my friends count the days to Saint Patrickâs Day. I certainly enjoy these holidays. On Christmas, I like going to Midnight mass and then going to church again the next morning. Even though I am very religious…
By Amy Burdett My quarantine is not your quarantine. I self-quarantine as part of my anxiety, on a regular basis. The idea of staying away from people is not scary to me, nor novel. Being able to pull back and isolate is both a protective measure and something that my therapist tries to encourage me to overcome. Thatâs not to say that the Novel CoronaVirus…
By Henrique Castro Barbosa Since 2014, when Dilma Rousseff was reelected president, Brazil has been facing a great political polarization. The accompanying divisive and crippling public debate raging between the far right and the left resulted in Rousseffâs felonious impeachment in 2016. Following this, Jair Bolsonaro was elected in 2018, supported…
By Marcus Bellamy Itâs April 21st, 2020, as I sit down to put my thoughts together. Today, our world is experiencing something that hasnât been seen in about a century: a worldwide pandemic; the virus known as COVID-19. Due to its invisibility and virulence, millions of people have been infected, spreading the infection without knowing, until itâs…
STATEMENT BY JERĂNIMO DE SOUSA, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE PCP, SUBLIC SESSION "FIGHT THE VIRUS AND DEFEND THE RIGHTS OF THE RETIREES, PENSIONERS AND ELDERLY" The last few months have been marked by an exceptional situation, as a result of the outbreak of COVID -19 and the sanitary measures to prevent and fight it, in which the National Health Service…
