Delta Means “Rate of Change”The recent news that 80% of the 233 UCSF employees who tested positive for the Covid were vaccinated shows us how the Delta variant is…Aug 3, 20211Aug 3, 20211
An Apocalyptic Shade of OrangeI have been saying this for some time but maybe now that the sky is an apocalyptic shade of orange, it may land differently on the ears of…Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020
#PointReyesPattyToday, I was standing in line at Cowgirl Creamery on a break from a heavy morning diving into the nitty gritty around racism for our book.Aug 11, 2020Aug 11, 2020
The Messy Work of DecolonizingMy problem with the Zach Bush’s and Charles Einstein’s and Mikky Willis’s of the world is not simply that these men are white men and…Aug 10, 20206Aug 10, 20206
Health and Justice — The Path of Liberation Through MedicineThis is the transcript of the 2018 keynote speech at Bioneers, where I was introduced by my friend and conspirator, Black liberationist…Jun 12, 20202Jun 12, 20202
Direct Action For Public HealthIn 2016, I accompanied 5 people on hunger strike protesting the killing of Black & Brown by SFPD. The wave of racist of police killings as…May 17, 2020May 17, 2020
Every Body Tells A StoryWhen you care for unhoused patients, you are literally witnessing how bodies are crushed by capitalism. Take it in, deeply.May 16, 2020May 16, 2020
To the filmmaker Mikki Willis who released a film revealing “the secret no one wants you to know”…Your film is a huge slap in the face to all frontline workers who are risking our lives to keep you and your mother fed and safe. You are…May 7, 20203May 7, 20203
The Medicine of CoronavirusCoronavirus is here. An invisible entity that is changing the rhythm of life as we know it. Many have died. Many more than we know at this…Apr 23, 2020Apr 23, 2020
A Physicans Thoughts on Unhoused People in a Time of COVID19In our hospital medicine group, as of April 15th, physicians are still being told to discharge our unhoused patients to the streets, which…Apr 16, 2020Apr 16, 2020
Help Health workers by REFUSING TO RETURN TO WORK!Sign The Commitment HERE: https://forms.gle/19QFPQigAQnNeR428Mar 25, 2020Mar 25, 2020
The Politics of Privilege or Here is Your Cream PieThis past election cycle, I watched as Warren supporters fracture progressives by insisting they wanted to “vote their heart.” I tried my…Mar 20, 20201Mar 20, 20201
Not me. Us.This past year I was taking care of a woman who was poor and white from Alabama. She was in and out of the ICU with a mysterious illness…Mar 15, 2020Mar 15, 2020
Published inElementalOne Covid-19 Doctor’s Personal Wellness To-Do ListCare for body, soul, and spirit go a long way right nowMar 14, 202016Mar 14, 202016
Soil Health is Human HealthThe Dirt on What’s Making Californians Sick, Published by SF Chronicle Jan 27, 2020Mar 11, 2020Mar 11, 2020
A Message from a Doctor on the Frontlines of CoVID19 Response to My Country.For the moderates out there who don’t like social disruption and fear a Sanders nomination because of how destabilizing it could be:Mar 10, 20203Mar 10, 20203
Protect All Immigrants With IllnessThis letter was delivered to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Governor of California and the Surgeon General of California…Sep 11, 2019Sep 11, 2019
