Permacrisis

This year, the Collins English Dictionary named “permacrisis” the word of the year for 2022 (see Collins – The Collins Word of the Year 2022 is… ). Defined as “an extended period of instability and insecurity”, I think it is an apt choice.

In her article, Why A Global Recession Is Inevitable In 2023, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-chief of The Economist, spoke of the “big picture” economic concerns portrayed by the word “permacrisis”: geopolitical instability, inflation, the endemic pandemic, and changing climate. But on a smaller scale, the U.S. health care system has its own permacrisis to deal with . . .