Members of PM’s COVID-19 Task Force Say Lockdown Failed Due to Unscientific Implementation
The government is thinking that lockdown is a measure of controlling the spread of the pandemic, which it isn’t.
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The Murderous Pseudoscience of “Herd Immunity”
Containing the pandemic requires an investment in social infrastructure that the capitalist class is not willing to make. And so its idealogues are arguing in favour of letting the disease spread …
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The Mendacity of Modi Govt’s ‘Rescue Package’
Which other government would have passed off a slew of concessions to foreign and domestic monopolists as a “rescue package” for the people of the country?
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Feel a Little Shame for the Lost Soul of the Nation
I am ashamed of my social milieu which lauds the leader for dismissing the cataclysmic sufferings of almost 5% of our population as “tapasya”, as if they had a choice.
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For Palestinians Under Occupation, Every Day is Nakba
May 15 is Nakba Day, which marks the death of thousands of Palestinians and the forced exile of many more during the formation of Israeli in 1948. To this day, the Palestinians living under occupation continue to resist the apartheid policies of Israel.
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Lockdown Singing: The Science of Why Music Helps Us Connect in Isolation
Music lies at the very essence of our humanity because it enables the level of social bonding that distinguishes us from other species.
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Screen New Deal
The future we’re being rushed into by the coronavirus pandemic could transform our lives by making elements of daily life under quarantine permanent, in order to benefit billionaires in the tech industry.
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Disease Capitalism and COVID-19: Hunger in the Belly of the Beast
For capital, profits come from disease, not peoples’ health. Covid-19 shows the consequence of disease capitalism in a globalised world: the rich—countries or individuals—will not be spared either.
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Iran’s Remarkable Handling of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Two Articles
Iran is successfully handling the COVID-19 crisis–with composure, grit and an earthy wisdom–that shows up the U.S. as a decadent power. Two articles.
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China’s Solidarity Aid to the World During the Corona Pandemic
China’s worldwide assistance and medical aid to other countries to combat the coronavirus is barely covered in the corporate press – which continues to malign China.
