Essential Workers & Billionaires: A Tale of Two Pandemics
We are all weathering the same storm, but we are not all in the same boat.
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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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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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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.
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Food Security Policy Prevents Hunger in Nicaragua
Today, Nicaragua is no longer on maps depicting the tragedy of extreme hunger or hopeless violence like many other countries of Latin America.
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Is India Following the US and Preparing for Herd Immunity Against Coronavirus? Experts Warn of Disastrous Consequences
Number of Covid cases in India have crossed China, and yet the government is gradually lifting the lockdown. Is the government preparing for herd immunity against coronavirus? WHO warns that this could lead to an uncontrollable outbreak. Five articles.
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José Martí and Spirituality
The human being has two dimensions, the material and the spiritual- emphasised the Apostle of Cuba, José Martí.
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Getting Trumped by Covid-19
The author offers an evocative take on her experience of being locked down due to Covid-19 in two different countries, with two worldviews.
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Trump’s Plan for Reopening the Economy Will Be Lethal
With internal polls showing that Trump is losing the November elections, he is desperate to put the economy back on track, irespective of its consequences for the people.
