A U.S.-funded laboratory origin of Covid-19 would certainly constitute the most significant case of governmental gross negligence in history, writes Jeffrey Sachs.
What the US Might Owe the World for Covid-19
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COP26: Will Rich Nations Allow Our Planet to Breathe?
Rather than focus on the necessary energy transition, Vijay Prashad says developed countries have taken to crude propaganda against a handful of developing states.
Chris Hedges: The Politics of Cultural Despair
As our empire implodes, and with it social cohesion, we must face what is happening — not only around us— but within us.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Lawyer’s Covid-19 Test is Negative; Trial Resumes on Monday Morning
The extradition trial of Julian Assange had been adjourned on Thursday morning amid fears that a member of the prosecution legal team may have been infected with Covid-19.
COVID-19: Why the Virus May Win in the Long Run
The human tendency to attack each other even when the entire species is under threat, especially as the U.S. goes after China, gives an advantage to viruses, which can even survive a nuclear attack, says Coleen Rowley.
COVID-19: THE ANGRY ARAB: Middle East Faces Corona
Viruses and fear of viruses are well known in a region with an ancient history of quarantine, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
COVID-19: PATRICK LAWRENCE: The US National Emergency
COVID-19 calls on us to consider our plundered commons and unite around four truths made conspicuous by the pandemic.
PEPE ESCOBAR: How Black Swans Are Shaping Planet Panic
It was quite the game-changing plot twist last Friday in Vienna when relatively polite discussions turned into a de facto OPEC+ meltdown.
Interview: Misinformation & Uncontainable Viruses
David P. Fidler tells Samira Sadeque that it’s astonishing how communication problems continue to flummox national and international health officials during outbreaks.