Despite the warning of epidemiologists about skyrocketing transmission rates, Trump tarried, writes Rajan Menon.
COVID-19: The Ultimate Stress Test
Category: Commentary
COVID-19: Ventilators Not Bombs
Once we get past the Covid-19 crisis, the world’s most gargantuan military machine cannot go back to normal, writes Kevin Martin.
COVID-19: Calendar Year 2020 Has Been Cancelled
Almost 3-in-4 essential frontline workers are women, writes Vijay Prashad. During CoronaShock they are in more danger than ever.
COVID-19: Living Through the Pandemic in World’s Most Livable City
Mona Ali Khalil says Austrian authorities have moved quickly to contain the virus and extend free services to everyone, including refugees and migrant workers.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Our Post-Pandemic Future
Will human civilization simply resume course or will we recognize the need for numerous far-reaching reforms?
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Spread of Coronavirus in Belmarsh Prison Brings Death Sentence to Free Speech
With the British state’s failure to provide basic medical care and safety to inmates, and its often punitive and cruel policies, the disease of disdain for human life and rule of law has now become pandemic, writes Nozomi Hayase.
RAY McGOVERN: What if Ignored Covid-19 Warnings Had Been Leaked to WikiLeaks?
Julian Assange was arrested one year ago on Saturday and sent to Belmarsh Prison where he still languishes, a symbol of the Empire’s oppression.
COVID-19: Coronavirus and Civilization
Lockdowns reveal helplessness rather than power. While in a crisis some will take advantage of disaster, it makes no sense that dominant economic powers sought this crisis for some mysterious benefit to themselves, says Diana Johnstone.
COVID-19: European Unity and the Case of Italy
All of Europe would benefit from an injection of cheap capital into its interconnected economy, writes Attilio Moro.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Julian & Lockdown Injustice
District Judge Vanessa Baraitser has insisted throughout the process that the WikiLeaks publisher be caged and monitored, writes Binoy Kampmark.