What if the COVID-19 pandemic was as much political as it was medical?
BOOK REVIEW
In an era where pandemics reshape economies, politics, and human survival itself, Corona Trump and the Politics of Medicine – The Bitta Truth: Volume One stands as a sharp, unflinching interrogation of power in crisis.
Norris R. McDonald does not merely recount the COVID-19 pandemic — he dissects it. He exposes the political machinery behind the global health response and asks a fundamental question: Was this crisis managed for public good, or manipulated by systems of power already entrenched in inequality?
🌍 A Progressive Lens on Power and Pandemic
Unlike conventional pandemic narratives driven by institutional voices, McDonald centers the lived realities of the poor, the marginalized, and the structurally excluded.
He lays bare:
- The widening gap between rich and poor
- The vulnerability of informal economies
- The fragility of global supply chains under elite control
This is not just a health crisis analysis — it is a political economy of suffering, where policy decisions often deepen inequality rather than resolve it.
🧠 Politics of Medicine: Who Really Benefits?
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| Billions of dollars were made by Big Pharma while black poor people and others died during the COVID-19 Pandemic. |
McDonald’s central thesis is clear: medicine cannot be separated from power.
From vaccine distribution inequities to geopolitical maneuvering, the book reveals how:
- Wealthy nations secured disproportionate access to resources
- Developing economies were left exposed
- Global institutions reinforced dependency rather than resilience
The pandemic, in this telling, becomes less a natural disaster and more a stress test of global injustice.
📰 Recognition and Impact
The book’s resonance was immediate and measurable.
Featured in the Jamaica Gleaner, it:
“Debuted at number two… on the Amazon Top 100 Free Kindle Unlimited Best Sellers in Politics & Social Sciences Short Reads.”
That rapid climb reflects not just popularity, but urgency — a readership searching for truth beyond sanitized narratives.
📚 A Chronicle of a Defining Moment
This volume compiles ten commentaries originally published between 2019 and 2020 — a period that will be studied for generations.
Together, they form:
- A historical record
- A political critique
- A moral indictment
McDonald captures the moment when science, politics, and survival collided — and asks who paid the price.
✍🏾 The Voice Behind the Bitta Truth
With over 45 years of journalistic experience and more than 500 published articles, Norris R. McDonald brings authority, clarity, and fearless critique.
His work spans:
- Political economy
- Global affairs
- Black cultural analysis
- Human rights advocacy
This depth is evident in every page — not academic detachment, but lived understanding sharpened into analysis.
🔥 Final Verdict: Required Reading
Corona Trump and the Politics of Medicine is not comfortable reading — and that is precisely its power.
It challenges.
It provokes.
It unsettles the official story.
For readers seeking clarity in a world clouded by propaganda, institutional bias, and selective truth, this book delivers what few dare to offer:
👉 The Bitta Truth.
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