Compare hundreds of millions of Asians’ serene response to the coronavirus crisis with the West’s fear, panic and hysteria, writes Pepe Escobar.
COVID-19: Confucius is Winning the Coronavirus War
Category: International
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.
COVID-19: UN Chief Decries ‘Dangerous Epidemic of Misinformation’ About Coronavirus
Antonio Guterres warned against poisonous misinformation on social media that is putting more lives at risk.
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: 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.
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.