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Joseph Harris

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Associate Professor of Sociology, Boston University / Director, Global Health Politics Workshop / Host, Global Health Politics Podcast / Comic Book Aficionado

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Joseph Harris @josephharrisbu.bsky.social · Sep 2

Community health workers play critical roles in #healthsystems globally. Check out this important conversation! @ethnography911.bsky.social @emendenhall.bsky.social @globalhealthde.bsky.social @rahallclifford.bsky.social @msf.ca @jonshaffer.bsky.social @busph.bsky.social @philipverhoef.bsky.social

ghpoliticspodcast.bsky.social @ghpoliticspodcast.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our latest episode explores the efforts of @joinchic.bsky.social to professionalize community health work globally. Check out the conversation at globalhealthpoliticspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2364394/epis... @pih.org @madhupai.bsky.social @dadakim.bsky.social @sorchabrophy.bsky.social #globalhealth

Season 2, Episode 4: The Community Health Impact Coalition's Campaign to Professionalize Community Health Work Globally - The Global Health Politics Podcast

Many health systems around the world rely on community health workers (CHWs) who play vital roles in health promotion, disease prevention, and primary care. While CHWs in some countries are not paid o...

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ghpoliticspodcast.bsky.social @ghpoliticspodcast.bsky.social · 18h

The #GlobalHealth #Politics #Podcast features intimate conversations with leading scholars, thinkers, activists & policymakers. Check us out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon & at globalhealthpoliticspodcast.buzzsprout.com
@who.int @unaids.org @undp.org @isanet.bsky.social @cughnews.bsky.social

The Global Health Politics Podcast

Hosted by Joseph Harris, the Global Health Politics podcast features intimate, one-of-a-kind conversations with leading scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and activists working on critical issues ...

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Joseph Harris @josephharrisbu.bsky.social · 19h

Yet another unforced error by this administration

Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Joseph Harris @josephharrisbu.bsky.social · 20h

Heartbreaking to learn this is a thing

Kristof Decoster @kristofdecoster.bsky.social · 21h

‘Bluetoothing’: Blood-Sharing Drug Trend Fuels Alarming Global H.I.V. Surge www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...

‘Bluetoothing’: Blood-Sharing Drug Trend Fuels Alarming Global H.I.V. Surge

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 3d

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

All profits will help public TV stations with licensing fees for popular programs that include "The Best of Joy of Painting" and "America's Test Kitchen."

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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 6d

I missed this earlier this week, but the Directors of NIAID, NICHD, NIMHD, & NINR were all fired. The NIAID Director, Mazzaro, was likely fired in retaliation for speaking out against the anti-vaccine moves made by the administration.

Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 8d

"The US is one of the most dangerous developed countries for giving birth"
In Mississippi nearly 10 babies die for every 1,000 live births. For Black babies, it was even higher at 15.2.
All of this will get worse with the cuts to Medicaid.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...

What Mississippi's infant mortality crisis says about the risks of Medicaid cuts

Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency because its infant mortality rate has surged. And with Medicaid cuts coming, experts fear the crisis may worsen in other states.

www.npr.org

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Joseph Harris @josephharrisbu.bsky.social · 9d

@dadakim.bsky.social @timschwab.bsky.social @ethnography911.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social @seyeabimbola.bsky.social @buceid.bsky.social @buciss.bsky.social @bupardeeschool.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social @asaskat.bsky.social @asapolisoc.bsky.social @isanet.bsky.social #globalhealth #Chicago

Joseph Harris @josephharrisbu.bsky.social · 9d

Check out the latest @ghpoliticspodcast.bsky.social conversation with @uicpublichealth.bsky.social Professor Claire Decoteau talking about her new @uchicagopress.bsky.social book Emergency. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & below globalhealthpoliticspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2364394/epis...

Season 2, Episode 5: Claire Decoteau on the COVID-19 Emergency and the Failure of Pandemic Response - The Global Health Politics Podcast

In this podcast episode, Joseph Harris sits down with University of Illinois-Chicago Professor of Sociology Claire Decoteau. They discuss her latest book - Emergency: COVID-19 and the Uneven Valuation...

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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 10d

“[Vaccine hesitancy] is entirely logical in a culture that insists that health is the result of hard work and informed consumer decisions and too often sees illness as a personal failure.”

Great piece by sociologist @jenniferreich.bsky.social.

Opinion | What Really Drives Vaccine Hesitancy

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ghpoliticspodcast.bsky.social @ghpoliticspodcast.bsky.social · 15d

A new #GlobalHealth #Politics #Podcast conversation drops this week. In the meantime, check out Seasons 1 and 2 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and other leading platforms or at globalhealthpoliticspodcast.buzzsprout.com @bupardeeschool.bsky.social @busph.bsky.social @buceid.bsky.social

The Global Health Politics Podcast

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Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 17d

Public health people have to get themselves organized to fight back, otherwise we're toast.

If we don't, the eugenic madness coming from Trump, RFK Jr., Oz, etc is going to kill lots of people.

Here I share some thoughts about how we can start to organize: www.infectiousdose.com/post/from-ev...

From Evidence to Power: Organizing for Public Health with Jon Shaffer, PhD

Sociologist–organizer Jon Shaffer, PhD, joins Infectious Dose to explain why organizing—not just evidence—wins public-health protections, how DPH is building state teams, and what you can do next.

www.infectiousdose.com

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Kathleen Broussard @kbroussard.bsky.social · Sep 8

TWO new Assistant Professor positions in Sociology at USC! Seeking candidates with expertise in the following: 1) Institutions & Inequalities and 2) Socially Informed AI and/or Data Science (links to job ads below👇). Happy to talk about what it's like to work/live here! #sociology (1/3)

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 25d

I continue to be amazed at the absolute lack of courage

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 25d

I wanted to remind everyone about the "Save AIDS Research" livestream that will go live on YouTube this Tuesday (9/16) at 11:00am EDT. We have an amazing program of 70+ speakers who will be sharing their latest research. Get all the details at www.saveaidsresearch.org.

24 Hours to Save AIDS Research

www.saveaidsresearch.org

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Joseph Harris @josephharrisbu.bsky.social · 26d

I’ve really enjoyed it.

Joseph Harris @josephharrisbu.bsky.social · 27d

Beautiful, thoughtful piece by @madhupai.bsky.social . Take a minute and read it. You’ll be glad you did.

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 27d

“If access to health care is considered a human right, who is considered human enough to have that right?”

Paul Farmer

www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...

Countering Failures Of Imagination: Lessons We Learnt From Paul Farmer

Few people in the field of global health have had a bigger impact than Paul Farmer. In this post, people from around the world summarize the biggest lessons they've learnt from his work and life

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Patrick A. Mello @patrickmello.bsky.social · 29d

Social and political phenomena rarely have single-cause explanations. Qualitative Comparative Analysis #QCA offers a structured approach to causal complexity. On Sep 17, @isanet.bsky.social hosts a free virtual introduction to the method of #QCA - sign up here: buff.ly/fMK5s2L

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · Sep 9

They could have done something like this in the Trump immunity case and given a chance for the special counsel to take Trump's federal election subversion charges to trial.

Expediting cases is a choice

Steven Mazie @stevenmazie.bsky.social · Sep 9

NEW: the Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump‘s appeal in the tariffs cases on a highly expedited basis. Oral argument will be during the first week of November.

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Rogue SSA @alt-ssa.altgov.info · Sep 9

It's wild how politely asking grown ass adults to wear masks and stop coughing on produce was the second coming of Stalin. But military takeovers of cities based on who they elected is totally cool patriot freedom USA.

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Athul K. Acharya @athul.acharya.cc · Sep 9

"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."

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Kat Chzhen @katchzhen.bsky.social · Sep 10

📢NEW Vacancy📢

Assistant Professor in Sociology at @tcddublin.bsky.social

Specialising in quantitative sociology

⏰Deadline: 6 October

Maternity cover

MORE INFO:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOP688/a...

APPLY HERE: www.tcd.ie/hr/vacancies/

Assistant Professor in Sociology at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin

An opportunity for an academic position as a Assistant Professor in Sociology is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Sep 6

“We speak as former surgeons general, but we speak for the health of every American. The health of this nation is at stake, and it is time for Congress to act”

www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Surgeons general warning: CDC saves lives. It's up to us to save public health. | Opinion

As surgeons general, we took an oath to protect Americans. It includes speaking up when public health is in danger. We see that danger now at the CDC.

www.usatoday.com

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Melissa Barber @mbarber.bsky.social · Sep 5

This week, USTR held a hearing concerning the Special 301 Investigation being pursued against Brazil.

MSF is deeply concerned that the US is pressuring Brazil to adopt IP measures that will make medicines even more inaccessible.

Full submission here: comments.ustr.gov/sfc/servlet.... 1/4

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Sep 5

Guess what Florida will make great again?

Measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b, Respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, Covid-19, hepatitis A & B, varicella, Human papillomavirus, Meningococcal meningitis & rotavirus

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Joseph Harris @josephharrisbu.bsky.social · Sep 4

Florida making another strong play aimed at reducing visitors to its many theme parks!

Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · Sep 4

Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children

The state’s elimination of vaccine mandates is a courageous first step toward decluttering itself of any excess kids.