Climate, Covid, Class, and Capital
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3833810 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Victor Wallis (Berklee College of Music, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 8-22 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Capitalism Nature Socialism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5752 • E-ISSN: 1548-3290 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10455752.2023.2175974 |
| OpenAlex | W4320485311 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 9 |
In this essay I reflect on how the anti-ecological class interest of capital finds a parallel in capital’s role in both precipitating and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Focusing on the U.S. experience, I discuss how the political Right has taken advantage of the Left’s failure to recognize the relevance of its own (anti-capitalist) ecological perspective to questioning a public health agenda largely driven by the interests of Big Pharma
Capital (architecture · Capitalism · Class (philosophy · Class conflict · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Epistemology · Geography · Pandemic · Perspective (graphical · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Relevance (law · Sociology · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Law · Medicine
| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |