Journal of the Plague Year

JOURNAL OF THE PLAGUE YEAR
Short, in-depth analysis of how a pandemic revealed the Failed State of America
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SEIZING THE DAY: NEW AND RECENT
Art, Music, Poetry, and the Rest of Life
NEWS
Short, in-depth stories. Sometimes longer.
LIFE
Fiction, Essay, Memoir
RANDOM TWEETS
Detritus from Burned Out Hacks (aka Journalists on Twitter) and the Occasional Pol
MONEY
Lack of money is the root of all evil
- George Bernard Shaw
(What he really said: Money is harmless, but the fear of lack of money can create wars and decimate whole nations of people.)

Another long and deadlier game has started. The main clash of the first half of the 21st century will not oppose religions or civilisations. It will oppose liberal democracy and neoliberal capitalism, the rule of finance and the rule of the people, humanism and nihilism.
- Achille Mbembe

Know Thine Enemy
-Sun Tzu (debated)bated)
SCAMS
So Many We Can't Keep Up
Bill Moyers has a hard-on for a guy named Steve
Why America's conscience is shining a spotlight on Blackstone Equity's Steve Schwarzman
MUSIC
The Soundtrack for Your Seclusion
POETICS
ART
WORLD
(of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area; general; universal
BRINGING OUT THE DEAD
Obits, Epitaphs, Anecdotes, and Near-Misses
DREAMING THE PANDEMIC
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THE NUMBERS
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JOURNAL OF THE PLAGUE YEAR

Short, in-depth analysis of how a pandemic revealed the Failed State of America

SEIZING THE DAY: NEW AND RECENT

Art, Music, Poetry, and the Rest of Life

NEWS

Short, in-depth stories. Sometimes longer.

LIFE

Fiction, Essay, Memoir

RANDOM TWEETS

Detritus from Burned Out Hacks (aka Journalists on Twitter) and the Occasional Pol

MONEY

SCAMS

So Many We Can't Keep Up

Bill Moyers has a hard-on for a guy named Steve

Why America's conscience is shining a spotlight on Blackstone Equity's Steve Schwarzman

MUSIC

The Soundtrack for Your Seclusion

POETICS

ART

WORLD

(of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area; general; universal

BRINGING OUT THE DEAD

Obits, Epitaphs, Anecdotes, and Near-Misses

DREAMING THE PANDEMIC

Send us your pandemic dreamsplaguejournal@gmail.com

THE NUMBERS

Want the cheery Covid news from your neighborhood?

Best of the Rest

Stories We Love

Yes, we curate. But no table service.

Subscribe

Receive updates on stories in your inbox weekly, and eccentrically. We'll send more often when we're really excited and find something we think you'll like.

Supporting Subscriber: Choose Your Level

A monthly contribution keeps us going and helps us extend our reach.All funds go to building our audience.

Send us your pandemic dreams
plaguejournal@gmail.com

A monthly contribution keeps us going and helps us extend our reach.
All funds go to building our audience.