Coronavirus: How Spain Left Its Elderly to Die
Newly released emails from Madrid’s right-wing government show how authorities instructed care homes not to take elderly coronavirus patients to hospitals.
Billions of Children are Being Punished by the Pandemic
There are immense casualties from this Great Lockdown; among its many victims are the children – who are often less remarked upon.
Everything Affects and Is Affected by Every Other Thing
John Bellamy Foster [The following was published as part of roundtable in answer to the question: What is the main lesson that environmental movements should carry forward from the coronavirus pandemic? —Ed.] In his classic ecological work, The Part Played by Labour in the Transition from Ape to Man, Frederick Engels observed that “in nature…
Open Letter of AIFRTE to the Prime Minister of India Against GoI’s Move to Surrender School Education to the World Bank Under the STARS Program
It poses a grave threat to the fundamental right to quality education for all India’s children that is guaranteed by the Constitution.
With Honeyed Words, PM Modi Sells Another Repackaged Programme
The Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan is nothing but existing schemes from 12 ministries/departments with a new name, and with Bihar Assembly elections as BJP’s next goal.
The Corona Pandemic and the Struggle for Our Peoples’ Resources and Food Sovereignty
The North African Network for Food Sovereignty has put forward a series of demands and urgent measures to be implemented through this corona crisis period.
How Kerala’s Army of Women Battled Corona
It is this army that is responsible for huge successes achieved by Kerala state against the corona crisis at different levels.
How Vietnam Managed to Keep its Coronavirus Death Toll at Zero
This country of 97 million people has not reported a single coronavirus-related death.
Coronavirus Pandemic Shows Why Ensuring Gender Justice Is an Urgent Task
Women are at once bearing the brunt of the pandemic and leading the response to it. This reflects an untenable situation that calls for decisive action.
Covid as Geopolitical Opportunity: India as Player, or Pawn?
The US is using the emergence of Covid-19 crisis as a weapon against its perceived rival, China; and India is becoming an ally of the US in this game.