Intersecting Crises

Edited by Calynn Dowler

Oct 01, 2020

Introduction: Intersecting Crises

by Calynn Dowler

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Image of an isolate from the first U.S. case of COVID-19, Source: CDC. (USA)

Of Pandemics and Storms in the Sundarbans

by Annu Jalais and Amites Mukhopadhyay

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An earthen embankment breached by saline floodwaters following cyclone Amphan in Lahiripur village in the West Bengal Sundarbans. Photo by Ayan Ghosh. (India)

Adapting Solidarity, Navigating Uncertainty: Conflict and Covid-19 in Urban Afghanistan

by Annika Schmeding and Omar Sharifi

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Khairat Distribution during Covid-19. Photo by Dr. Ghazal. (Afghanistan)

Why the Stock Market is Rising Amidst a Pandemic and Record, Racialized Inequality

by Karen Ho

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Stephen Colbert and Andrew Ross Sorkin discuss the rising stock market amidst the Covid-19 pandemic (USA)

A New Crisis and an Old Conversation: Reflections on Quotidian Care in the Sundarbans

by Megnaa Mehtta

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Cyclones, tidal surges, and storms have been endemic to the Bay of Bengal delta long before the global alarmism around climate change. Photo by Megnaa Mehtta. (India)