"Pandemic, Inc.": J. David McSwane on Chasing Capitalists & Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5Y3DZ)
In Pandemic, Inc.: Chasing the Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick," ProPublica investigative reporter J. David McSwane tracks pandemic federal relief funds and finds many contracts to acquire critical supplies were wrapped up in unprecedented fraud schemes that left the U.S. government with subpar and unusable equipment. He says an array of contractors were trying to take advantage of our national emergency," and calls the book a blueprint of what not to do" during the next pandemic.