Alexander Mercouris weighs both sides of the debate between lockdown and herd immunity and examines claims that Covid-19 is over-hyped and is really just like the flu.
COVID-19: 2020 Year of the Virus
Category: Economy
COVID-19: Cuomo & Gates Plan—Seizing on Pandemic to Privatize New York Schools—Raises Ire
Advocates for public education are denouncing the plan by the New York governor and the billionaire founder of Microsoft to “reimagine” the state’s school system, Julia Conley reports.
COVID-19: Seniors Rip Trump for Tying Relief to Social Security Cuts
The U.S. president has stirred outcry after saying any additional stimulus package must include his long-desired payroll tax cut, Jake Johnson reports.
COVID-19: May Day 2020 Showed Worker Unity in the Age of Pandemic
On May Day, Americans were more aware of the plight of workers than at any time in decades, argues Peter Dreier.
COVID-19: Five Eyes Probe Possible Wuhan Lab Leak While Australia Eases Off Trump’s Sinophobia
UPDATED: The Morrison government will fall reluctantly into line with Beijing, says Tony Kevin, because China is where Australia’s bread is buttered.
COVID-19: Thinking Beyond Planet Lockdown
Pepe Escobar surveys a range of thinkers on the pandemic.
COVID-19: The Beginning of the End for Oil?
Michael T. Klare says a vast restructuring of the global energy enterprise is happening now.
LEE CAMP: Pandemic is Not Just a Crisis, It’s Also a Gift
Like cancer, capitalism grows until it murders the host body. During this pandemic shutdown, it’s not getting the growth it needs and parts of it are becoming benign.
COVID-19: We Can’t Allow Trump to Destroy the Postal Service: Union Official
Donald Trump is threatening the Post Office’s vital services during a pandemic in which 900 postal workers have tested positive and over 35 have died, writes Chuck Zlatkin.
COVID-19: How to Destroy America from the Top Down
This crisis is offering us a striking demonstration of how an economy oriented around the whims of the rich brings death and destruction in its wake, writes Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign.