Downgrades and the fear of them prevent much-needed public spending during the pandemic, writes Ramya Vijaya.
COVID-19: Credit Ratings Punish Poorer Countries for Investing More in Health Care
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Cuomo’s Bubble Has Burst
The N.Y. governor resigned Tuesday, effective in 14 days. This article published last year shows how Andrew Cuomo got away with a lot more, namely hurting the state’s poor in deference to his rich backers, Joe Lauria reported.
South Africa’s Never-Ending Crisis
The public sentiment is that the “stimulus” was largely looted, writes Busi Sibeko in this argument for ending austerity.
US Dictates Foreign Policy to Australia But Won’t Give It Excess Vaccines
The U.S. expects Australia to follow its foreign policy commands but has rejected a desperate plea for excess vaccines as Sydney remains in lockdown and the U.S. wastes a million doses.
COVID-19: More US Defendants Plead Guilty
The authors say the pandemic changed the nation’s criminal justice system in two major ways.
WATCH: A Fiery Defense of Assange
Gareth Porter on the Pentagon deceiving and manipulating civilian leaders in the Cold War; Lori Wallach on greed hindering the global vaccine rollout; and Joe Lauria on the myths that mislead many on Julian Assange.
COVAX Isn’t Africa’s Silver Bullet
The facility’s colonial mindset is an ever-present reminder that “aid is dead,” writes Suhail Omar.
COVAX Rollout Accelerating in Africa
The continent is in the throes of a third wave of the pandemic and a WHO official said the rise in shipments shines a “light at the end of the tunnel that must not be snuffed out again.”
Open Letter to Biden: Lift Trump Sanctions & ‘Let Cuba Live’
The more than 400 signatories include former heads of state, politicians, intellectuals, scientists, members of the clergy, artists, musicians and activists.
Living Ever Larger in the Lap of Luxury
The rich have become so rich that just selling to the rich can make you the world’s richest person, writes Sam Pizzigati.