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.
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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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Capitalism | COVID19 | Economy | Online Blog | World Economy
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.
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Capitalism | COVID19 | Print Edition | Socialism | USA | World Economy | World Politics
US Refuses to Recognize Cuba’s Medical Efforts As it Will Show Socialist System Works
As clamor grows for Cuban doctors to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for their international work during the pandemic, the US continues to oppose their efforts. It cannot be seen to endorse the idea that the socialist system works.
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Gandhi’s Swadeshi and Our Civilisational Pandemic
In the call for an ‘atmanirbhar’ Bharat to overcome the COVID-19 crisis is a visceral appeal to Gandhi’s swadeshi. However, in spirit and intent, it’s a violation not just of Gandhi’s swadeshi but of everything he stands for.
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Hunger Will Kill Us Before Coronavirus
UN’s World Food Programme has warned that the numbers of people who lived with acute hunger around the world would double due to COVID-19 by the end of 2020 ‘unless swift action is taken’.
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COVID-19 on the Decline in Nicaragua Despite No Lockdown – Two Articles
No country can yet claim to have defeated Covid-19, but clearly some are having more success than others; Nicaragua is one of these, and could yet be recognized as a world leader.
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Tablighi Jamaat: Vindicated, Finally
Bombay High Court quashes the FIRs against 29 foreigners and six Indian members of the Tablighi Jamaat and chastises the police for “non-application of mind”, hopefully drawing the curtain on the sustained vilification of the largest Muslim organisation in the country.
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Balancing Solidarity & Individualism in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond: A View from Vietnam
How can we inspire in people both the spirit of individualism (a strong sense of self), balanced with a spirit of solidarity/collectivism. Probably Vietnam provides an answer.
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The Coronavirus Lockdown Has Been a War on India’s Informal Labour
The government’s priority remains to weaken the already feeble labour rights regime further in the name of attracting capital investment to revive the economy.
