We Need Solidarity and Socialism to Confront This Disaster
The crisis is proof that we need to get rid of the capitalist system and usher in a society based on human need, not corporate profits, in which public health is put above “the economy”.
‘Halt This Madness’: US Drove Last Year’s Over $1.9 Trillion in Global Military Spending
The COVID-19 crisis has made clearer than ever the flaws in our system, one that prioritizes military spending and global instability over the well-being of our people.
How China Broke the Chain of Infection
As information about coronavirus emerged, the Chinese government and Chinese society began to organize a determined and immense campaign against its spread.
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.
Unemployment Pandemic
Capitalist crises are neither predictable nor do they stem from a single cause. Instead, at least as I see it, the possibility of a crisis is always there but the causes and triggers are all historical and therefore multiple and varied. Sometimes, crises in capitalism stem from difficulties in extracting more surplus from workers and…
A Pandemic in an Unequal India
Harsh Mander If the COVID-19 pandemic lashes India with severity, it will not be just the middle class who will be affected. India’s impoverished millions are likely to overwhelmingly bear the brunt of the suffering which will ensue. The privileged Indian has been comfortable for too long with some of the most unconscionable inequalities in…
CO2 Levels Hit 415 PPM for First Time in 3 Million+ Years
CO2 Levels Hit 415 PPM for First Time in 3 Million+ Years Atmospheric levels of carbon registered 415 parts per million over the weekend at one of the world’s key measuring stations, a concentration level researchers say has not existed in more than 3 million years—before the dawn of human history. Taken at the…