Covid-19: Fears of Mass Hunger, Increasing Child Deaths and Children Dropping Out of School Worldwide – Three Articles
The COVID-19 pandemic is devastating the world; but the human cost from the economic fallout could be worse than the virus itself.
Bolivia’s Ongoing Coup – Three Articles
Faced with a victory for Evo Morales’ party, the Bolivian govt has postponed elections once again – the latest attack on democracy by a coup regime backed by Western powers. This time, the people are mobilising against it as never before.
Civilizational Decay and Colonial Mentalities: Some Reflections on and from Frantz Fanon
For Fanon, both the colonizer and the colonized are subjected to a process of alienation that degrades their entire humanity.
We Need Public Luxuries For All, Not Private Luxuries For Some
The shift from more collective and communal ways of life to the individualized notions of today originated with the transformation of cities that took place in the early to mid-20th century.
Food, Capitalism and the Necessity of a Socialist Program
Capitalist food production is based on ecological destruction, imperialism, inhumane labor practices, and the degradation of human health; a socialist program that guarantees healthy food for all is the only alternative.
Agro-Imperialism in the Time of Covid-19
The supply chains of the big food companies, which have always been dangerous places for workers, have now become hotspots for Covid-19 infections and transmission.
PetroCaribe is at the heart of a geopolitical battle in the Carribean
This article explores the history of the PetroCaribe Agreement and its relationship to anti-corruption protests in Haiti.
Essential—and Expendable—Mexican Labor
In the days of Covid-19, the US is effectively exporting Covid-19 deaths through considerable official pressure on Mexico to keep the maquiladoras running, despite high infection rates.
Capitalism | COVID19 | Print Edition | USA | World Politics
Could the Duterte Regime be COVID-19’s Next Victim?
Like Trump in the U.S. and Bolsonaro in Brazil, the Philippine strongman’s utter failure to contain COVID-19 may kneecap his authoritarian ambitions.
Capitalism | COVID19 | Print Edition | USA | World Politics
Trump’s Withdrawal From WHO: A Cover-Up for His Abject Failure on COVID-19
The WHO, with its warts and all, still stands for global cooperation and fostering public health policies, and is the only instrument we have for global cooperation. It is hated by the right-wing precisely for these reasons.