Health Communism

Health Communism, written by hosts of the Death Panel podcast Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant, explores how capitalism has influenced perceptions of health, disability, and illness, often framing certain populations as "surplus" or burdensome. The authors examine the ways economic interests shape public health and consider movements that challenge these exploitative systems. They advocate for a new politics of solidarity that decouples health from economic productivity, emphasizing that true resistance to capitalism requires valuing human life beyond its economic utility.