Engels on Nature and Humanity
Michael Roberts points out that Marx and Engels were not just economists, but ecological economists.
Charlie Chaplin: The Final Speech from The Great Dictator
Charlie Chaplin’s ‘Great Speech’ that remains relevant after 79 years
Combating COVID-19 Through Solidarity
Despite international sanctions that have ravaged its health sector, Venezuela is demonstrating that prioritising lives is possible in the battle against COVID-19.
How China Broke the Chain of Infection
As information about coronavirus emerged, the Chinese government and Chinese society began to organize a determined and immense campaign against its spread.
Why Coronavirus Could Spark a Capitalist Supernova
Capitalism now faces the deepest crisis in its several centuries of existence. Why is supernova–the explosion and death of a star–an apt metaphor for what could now be about to unfold?
Solidarity in a Time of Pandemic, While the US Capitalizes on Disaster
The virus does not discriminate, attacking oppressed and oppressor alike. Unfortunately, the US government does more than discriminate. Washington has seen the pandemic as an opportunity.
This is a Global Pandemic – Let’s Treat it as Such
It is essential to link the fight against the virus to questions such as the abolition of ‘Third World’ debt, an end to IMF/World Bank neoliberal structural adjustment packages, reparations for colonialism, a halt to the global arms trade, an end to sanctions regimes, and so forth.
Trump, Neo-Fascism, and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Foster says that Trump’s handling of the pandemic catastrophe only buttresses his argument that Donald Trump’s presidency represents the resurrection of fascism in the United States.
Can Democracy Survive the Coronavirus?
Democratic governments are using the virus to crack down on freedoms, while those regimes that were authoritarian to begin with have used the pandemic to grab even more power.
As India Tackles COVID-19, a Curious Case of Missing Numbers Emerges
There are no known reasons as to why the disease’s rate of spread appears to be lower in India. It may be because of insufficient testing.