With Covid-19 showing why “sheltering in place” is so tough, it’s easier for me to explain why I found home confinement worse than actual prison.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Now Imagine House Arrest
Category: Commentary
THE ANGRY ARAB: Coronavirus Fallout for the Middle East
You don’t need Henry Kissinger to tell you that the virus will change the world, writes As’ad AbuKhalil.
COVID-19: Coronavirus Meets the Israeli Occupation
Gaza has only 78 ICU beds and 63 ventilators, while in the West Bank Israeli house demolitions and military raids continue, reports Yara Hawari.
The Smearing of Ken Loach & Jeremy Corbyn
Jonathan Cook says the vilification campaigns against the two men — both passionate defenders of Palestinian rights and champions of unabashed class struggle — is the face of our new toxic politics.
COVID-19: The Social Impacts of the Virus
One positive development is that the vise grip of austerity economics on the minds of the political class has been broken, writes Michael Brenner.
COVID-19: The Ultimate Stress Test
Despite the warning of epidemiologists about skyrocketing transmission rates, Trump tarried, writes Rajan Menon.
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?