“As someone who lost my own father to this deadly pandemic, I can’t tell you how refreshing and necessary John’s book is. I hope this book spurs us to at long last hold accountable those who failed—and continue to fail—to protect lives.”
—US Representative Ilhan Omar

“John Nichols has done it again. Many history books will be written about Covid-19, but those interested in learning about the key players responsible for exacerbating the pandemic must start here. This is a brilliant roadmap for ensuring those responsible are held accountable.”
—US Representative Ro Khanna

“Nichols names and shames the politicians and business leaders who let countless Americans perish from Covid-19. With vivid accounts, Nichols shows us exactly why ‘we have a duty, to the dead, to the ailing, to the damaged and the endangered’ to hold these villains accountable.”
— Jennifer Taub, author of Big Dirty Money: Making White Collar Criminals Pay

“This is such a necessary exercise in truth-telling. In the name of all those who did not have to die, may we resist the lies that lead to unnecessary death.”
— William J. Barber, II, President of Repairers of the Breach and Cochair of the Poor People’s Campaign

“This riveting book tells us what we need to know about the crooks who took advantage of a moment of incredible weakness in our country, and it tells us how we can—and must—hold them accountable.”
—Zephyr Teachout, author of Break ’Em Up: Recovering Our Freedom from Big Ag, Big Tech, And Big Money