In contrast to the Depression, the Great Recession exacerbated both income and wealth inequality, say Ken-Hou Lin and Megan Neely.
Month: March 2020
COVID-19: UN Security Council MIA as Coronavirus Ravages the World
Dag Hammarskjold, the former UN secretary-general, once said that the UN “was not created to take mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell,” writes Mona Ali Khalil.
COVID-19: What Does UN Chief’s Call for Ceasefire Mean for Countries in Conflict?
Samira Sadeque reports on the complications of enforcing a ceasefire in the middle of a pandemic.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: An Extension of the US War on Terror
Nozomi Hayese looks back at the calamitous events and tyrannical forces that, since 9-11, have turned a whistleblower and her publisher into the enemies of empire.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Assange Denied Bail, Further Visits, Despite Virus Risk
UPDATED: Despite fears by his lawyers and doctors that Julian Assange is at high risk of being infected in prison, his judge on Wednesday denied him bail, reports Joe Lauria.
COVID-19: The Deadly Polio Epidemic and Why it Matters for Coronavirus
The mounting fear as coronavirus spreads is reminiscent of poliomyelitis. It’s instructive to remember what it took to nearly eradicate polio and a reminder of what we can do when faced with a common enemy, says Carl Kurlander.
COVID-19: Our Leaders Are Terrified. Not of the Virus — of Us
Governments will try to conceal for a little longer the fact that capitalism is entirely incapable of solving the very crises it has created, writes Jonathan Cook.
COVID-19: The Need for the World to Come out of Diplomatic Quarantine
Tony Kevin finds it remarkable that the U.S. and its partners are frozen in diplomatic quarantine while the pandemic afflicts countries around the globe.
COVID-19: How Corona Broke the System
The corona crisis sends shockwaves through political, economic and social systems. The status quo simply cannot continue, writes Marc Saxer.
COVID-19: In Midst of Crisis, Italian and US Healthcare Compared
Despite Joe Biden’s recent pot shot at Italy’s struggling response to the pandemic, Andrew Spannaus says the Italian and U.S. medical systems have more in common than many realize.