By Sara Perria Jul 20 2021 (IPS) – The third wave of Covid-19 is sweeping through Myanmar, from the high narrow buildings of the commercial capital Yangon to bamboo houses in rural areas. Ma Ni, not her real name, caught the virus in Yangon, infected by her husband and son. But…
By Anis Chowdhury/Jomo Kwame Sundaram (*) SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 13 2021 (IPS) – ‘No one is protected from the global pandemic until everyone is’ has become a popular mantra. But vaccine apartheid worldwide, due to rich countries’ policies, has made COVID-19 a developing…
Riccardo Petrella* – Agora of the Earth’s Inhabitants ATTAC-Europe’s appeal to the G20-Finance deserves attention. Here are two reflections. The first is of a general tactical nature.
By Nesrine Malik* – The Guardian Barring entry to the EU for travellers given India-produced AstraZeneca will separate families and harm trade If you are in the UK and have received the AstraZeneca jab, you may have been checking your batch number in the past few days to see if…
By Guillaume Baggio, Manzoor Qadir and Vladimir Smakhtin (*) HAMILTON, Ontario, Canada, Jul 1 2021 (IPS) – The COVID-19 pandemic has undeniably amplified the existing vulnerabilities of billions of people worldwide. Marginalized communities in developing countries were excluded…
Sachs* – Project Syndicate An international and independent investigation to examine the alternative hypotheses is urgently needed, and the US and Chinese governments should cooperate fully and transparently with such an inquiry. In the meantime, scientists…
By Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now! More than 2.6 billion COVID-19 vaccines have been administered worldwide, but many countries have yet to see a single shot amid mounting infections.
By Branko Milanovic* NEW YORK, Jun 15 2021 (IPS) – Is Africa marginalised in contemporary economics and politics, and in contemporary economic and political research? Impressions gathered over the years and a bit of evidence (much more could be assembled) indicate that it is.
By Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now! Amy Goodman interviews Jeffrey Sachs and Fatima Hassan, Part two Context and interview to Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and president of the U.n. Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
By Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now! Amy Goodman interviews Jeffrey Sachs and Fatima Hassan, Part One Context and interview to Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and president of the U.n. Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
