COVID, Livelihoods, and Deadlihoods
Are we going to take the more difficult path of a transformative recovery that takes us towards livelihoods, or are we going to stagger back into some semblance of pre-COVIDness, characterized by deadlihoods?
Struggles in Social Reproduction During COVID-19: From East to West and Beyond
TSS platform attempts to understand the ongoing and emerging struggles in Central and Eastern Europe so that it can support them more effectively.
Fascism: How the Pandemic Has Been Used Against Democracy in Latin America
Several governments in Latin America has used the pandemic as an excuse to deepen their domination over the people and intensify neoliberalism.
Why Cuban Doctors Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize – Two Articles
Thousands of Cuban medics have gone to several countries at great risk to their lives to save the lives of Covid patients there. What better way to recognise the heroism of Cuban doctors than awarding them the Nobel Prize?
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Record Contraction in India’s GDP in Q1 FY ‘21: An Act of God, or Incompetence of Leadership – Two Articles
India is the global leader in the new daily cases of COVID-19; it is also the worst performer among all major economies during the pandemic. The reason: not through ‘acts of god’, but incompetence of our Central leadership.
Our Race Against the Clock to Affirm Water as a Human Right
On the ten year anniversary of the United Nations historic vote to recognize water as a basic human right, Barlow reflects on where we go from here.
The Pandemic, Technology, and Remote Work: The Corporate Push for Greater Control Over Workers’ Lives
The pandemic has led to corporations embracing at-home work and are pursing the use of new technologies designed to increase managerial control over the remote work process.
What Job Losses in the Formal Sector Tell Us About the Lockdown’s Impact on Economy
The plight of salaried employees has worsened since the lockdown, with a net loss of 18.9 million since the coronavirus pandemic arrived on Indian shores.
India Is in Denial about the COVID-19 Crisis
The country is headed for disaster as the pandemic devastates health services and livelihoods.
Planning the Future
Covid-19 has shown once again that the market can’t rise to the challenges we face – we need to replace the market with a system of democratic planning.