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.
I Mind Dying
People are being asked to sacrifice to save the country – but by people, the rich white men mean the blacks and the poor, working people.
Coronavirus Testing
Sharon Kyle Coronavirus Testing In 2017, as the Trump administration transitioned into the White House, the Obama administration handed over the reins of power along with lots of advice and warnings. Among them was a warning about the dangers of pandemics. In fact, there was an entire Pandemic Response Team that was part of the…
“Capitalism is a Disease Hotspot”
An Interview about the Coronavirus Pandemic Yaak Pabst interviews Rob Wallace How dangerous is the new coronavirus? It depends on where you are in the timing of your local outbreak of Covid-19: early, peak level, late? How good is your region’s public health response? What are your demographics? How old are you?…
Capitalism and Mental Health
A mental-health crisis is sweeping the globe. Recent estimates by the World Health Organisation suggest that more than three hundred million people suffer from depression worldwide. Furthermore, twenty-three million are said to experience symptoms of schizophrenia, while approximately eight hundred thousand individuals commit suicide each year. Within the monopoly-capitalist nations, mental-health disorders are the leading…