Why Coronavirus Could Spark a Capitalist Supernova
Capitalism now faces the deepest crisis in its several centuries of existence. Why is supernova–the explosion and death of a star–an apt metaphor for what could now be about to unfold?
Solidarity in a Time of Pandemic, While the US Capitalizes on Disaster
The virus does not discriminate, attacking oppressed and oppressor alike. Unfortunately, the US government does more than discriminate. Washington has seen the pandemic as an opportunity.
The End of the American Empire
The US is not only experiencing a serious economic crisis but also a profound humanitarian crisis that its people have been suffering for decades.
This is a Global Pandemic – Let’s Treat it as Such
It is essential to link the fight against the virus to questions such as the abolition of ‘Third World’ debt, an end to IMF/World Bank neoliberal structural adjustment packages, reparations for colonialism, a halt to the global arms trade, an end to sanctions regimes, and so forth.
Coronavirus Pandemic Brings to Light the Need for a Stronger Public Sector
Substantial state intervention in the economy—frowned upon by the apostles of neoliberal economics—is back to the center stage across the world.
Finance versus the People in the Era of the Pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis has brought to the fore the fundamental contradiction underlying contemporary globalisation, namely, the contradiction between the interests of finance and those of the people.
Can Democracy Survive the Coronavirus?
Democratic governments are using the virus to crack down on freedoms, while those regimes that were authoritarian to begin with have used the pandemic to grab even more power.
As India Tackles COVID-19, a Curious Case of Missing Numbers Emerges
There are no known reasons as to why the disease’s rate of spread appears to be lower in India. It may be because of insufficient testing.
What the World Can Learn from Kerala About How to Fight Covid-19
The inside story of how one Indian state is flattening the curve through epic levels of contact tracing and social assistance.
Relevance of Ambedkar’s Idea of ‘State Socialism’ in the Time of COVID-19
In the light of the current crisis, the time has come to revisit Dr Amebdkar’s ideas on democratic state socialism proposed by him in his book ‘State and Minorities’ written in 1947.