J. David McSwane: Exposing the COVID Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick

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J. David McSwane: Exposing the COVID Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick

Andrew Keen

Apr 13, 2022

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

In this episode, Andrew is joined by J. David McSwane, the author of Pandemic, Inc.: Chasing the Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick.

J. David McSwane is a reporter in ProPublica’s DC office. Previously, he was an investigative reporter for The Dallas Morning News and the Austin American-Statesman. McSwane’s reporting has spurred new laws, state and federal criminal investigations, and forced belt-tightening lawmakers to invest in social programs. He has won numerous awards, including Harvard’s Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, the Worth Bingham Prize, a Scripps Howard Award, two Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards, and the Peabody.

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