The Black Death of the 14th century changed the course of history. The coronavirus has the potential to do the same.

@SteveLevine explores what we might learn about our future based on a paradigm-shifting pandemic from our past. http://read.medium.com/IAxpaKL ">https://read.medium.com/IAxpaKL&q...

The 14th century began with harsh weather that ruined crops, starving tens of millions of serfs, who worked in a centuries-old feudal system overseen by the pope. http://read.medium.com/IAxpaKL ">https://read.medium.com/IAxpaKL&q...

By the end of the plague, wages had doubled and tripled, nobles were demoted in social status, and the church lost some of its influence.

Western Europe’s feudal system was on its way out, paving the way to the Reformation and the Industrial Revolution. http://read.medium.com/IAxpaKL ">https://read.medium.com/IAxpaKL&q...

A primary worry about #Covid19 is whether it will change society permanently, and if so, how.

While it’s too early to say, there are some clues of what’s to come in the United States and abroad, socially and economically. http://read.medium.com/IAxpaKL ">https://read.medium.com/IAxpaKL&q...