Hannah Friedman* -Newsweek Americans Want the Right to Be Safe Across the country, we’ve been bombarded with pictures and videos of extremists storming state capitols, cradling guns and badgering the rest of us about their idea of “freedom.” They claim to speak for all…
By Ryan Goodman and Danielle Schulkin(*) – The New York Times The president and senior officials manipulated Americans and played down the severity of the pandemic The strongest critics of the Trump’s administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic point to…
Adam Tooze* – The Guardian The pandemic has necessitated huge borrowing – but post-crisis austerity would be the very worst way to deal with it We do not know how this pandemic will end. We do know that we will be poorer when it’s over: GDP is plunging around the world.
By Allyson Chiu, Katie Shepherd and Brittany Shammas -The Washington Post After a presentation Thursday that touched on the disinfectants that can kill the novel coronavirus on surfaces and in the air, President Trump pondered whether those chemicals could be used to fight the…
Deepak Nayyar* – The Hindu It is surprising that South Asia has far fewer infections and deaths compared with North America and Western Europe The oldest and largest democracies in the world are often compared. This time is different. The first person tested positive…
By Nadia Batok* Impact of the 2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic on aviation Aviation is undoubtedly one of the sectors hit hardest by the outbreak of COVID-19. After first appearing in Wuhan in China in December 2019, coronavirus has spread to at least 171 countries and…
Riccardo Petrella* “Science (and economics) for the health of the earth’s inhabitants.” For a common, public, free worldwide coronavirus vaccine. Proposal for a transnational alliance.
By Rafiqul Islam Last week almost 400 Rohingyas were rescued off the coast of Bangladesh after being at sea for two months after their boat failed to reach Malaysia. But the case is not a new one as each month thousands board boats from refugee camps in Bangladesh in an…
By Amy Goodman – Democracy Now! (*) World-renowned political dissident, linguist and author. He is a laureate professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona and professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he taught for more…
By George Friedman*- Geopolitical Futures A recession is an essential part of the business cycle. Among other things it culls the weaker businesses and redistributes capital and labor for better uses.
