By Neglecting Public Health, Govts in India Have Abandoned Their Responsibility
The government of India’s low level of spending on public health has come home to roost, with India unable to cope effectively with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Competing with Nature: COVID-19 as a Capitalist Virus
An interview with epidemiologist Rob Wallace about the global capitalist roots of the current pandemic, the likelihood of future pandemics, and the types of organized resistance necessary to prevent them.
Farmers’ Resistance to the Farm Laws Hardens
Farmers continue to agitate against the new farm laws and plan to use the Navaratri festivities to make their voice heard.
Amidst Pandemic, Billionaires’ Wealth Zooms – Globally and in India
The wealth of billionaires, in this pandemic, tops trillions of dollars. America’s 400 richest are worth a record $3.2 trillion. The net worth of India’s billionaires too rose by more than a third between April and July, 2020.
“Herd Immunity” Is Unethical, Says WHO
But that is precisely what most countries are doing – allowing the disease to simply spread through society.
Mahatma Gandhi’s Seminal Ideas Underpinned the Adoption of the UN Charter
The notion of universality of human rights and the concept of multilateralism as the basis of the UN’s work and its role as a body for all nations was inspired by Gandhi’s core and foundational concepts.
Kill the Bill, or It Will Kill Us All
Because of the threat that the Omnibus Bill poses to Indonesian society, workers, students, peasants, and all elements of social movements have boldly opposed it.
Progressive Champion Jacinda Ardern Wins Historic Landslide Reelection in New Zealand
The incumbent prime minister’s Labour Party received a higher share of the vote than at any time in more than half a century.
Work or Toil in the Pandemic
Technology does not deliver a “happy life” (Smith) or “abundant leisure” (Keynes). Mechanisation under capitalism has actually led to more ’bullshit jobs’ that destroy creativity and meaningful work, while increasing toil.
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Covid-19 Pandemic has Proved that Free Market Policies have Failed, Says Pope
Pope Francis has presented his blueprint for a post-COVID-19 world, covering a vast number of issues from fraternity and income inequality to immigration and social injustice.