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)

No Crisis Is An Island:

On Migration, Pandemic, and Everyday Struggles in Sicily

by Megan A. Carney

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A volunteer packs donations for distribution. (Italy)