Our rulers are keen to convince us that the deepest depression in the history of capitalism is a random and unpredictable ‘black swan’ event. Ranjeet Brar As this article was being written, in the last […]
In fighting capitalist exploitation and the war danger, workers will ultimately seek a way out through socialist revolution. Ella Rule As is abundantly obvious, the coronavirus pandemic is wreaking untold damage on the world economy, and on the […]
The Covid-19 crisis is highlighting the necessity for public ownership of all our vital services. Proletarian writers As the aviation industry continues to reel under the collapse of demand attendant upon the health emergency, British Airways is […]
BY: Chris Walker, Truthout President Donald Trump has privately expressed doubts about the coronavirus death toll in the United States, telling aides he believes the number is too high and overcounted. Earlier this month, Axios reported that Trump […]
BYMike Ludwig, Truthout Despair and Disparity: The Uneven Burdens of COVID-19 Despite hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars flowing to private drug companies for vaccine development, top health officials coordinating the Trump administration’s COVID-19 response […]
New York is now investigating at least 102 cases of a rare illness striking children, and thought to be linked to COVID-19. Three children have died in the state. Cases of pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome (PMIS) have now been […]
The death toll from the coronavirus in the U.S. has now topped 83,000, as the battle rages over how to safely reopen the country. President Trump is meeting with the governors of North Dakota and Colorado […]
“A country that puts people in this situation is not a country upholding its responsibility to its citizens.” by: Jake Johnson, A medical assistant with M Health Fairview administers a Covid-19 test to a fellow […]
“As the pandemic and the jobs crisis evolve, the need to protect the most vulnerable becomes even more urgent,” says International Labor Organization Director-General Guy Ryder. by: Jessica Corbett, Alex Hernandez prepares sells a “torta […]
It is taking the scale of a horrific pandemic to expose flaws in the social structure that should have been corrected earlier. By: Katherine Van Wormer My mind turns to the Great Depression, too, but […]