Being better prepared could save millions of lives and trillions of dollars.
Is Now the Moment for a Standing UN ‘911’ Service?
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Latin America & Caribbean
Trump Isn’t the First to Threaten WHO, but His Threat Is the Most Dangerous
The story line from Reagan to Trump is the same: undermining global public health to serve narrow interests. Only now, we’re in a pandemic.
The Beginning of the End for Oil?
Deadly, disruptive, and economically devastating as COVID-19 has proved to be, in retrospect it may turn out to have had at least this one silver lining.
The Black Death Killed Feudalism. What Does COVID-19 Mean for Capitalism?
How will the coronavirus transform the relationship between state and market? A look at oil, food, and finance.
The Corporate Food System Is Making the Coronavirus Crisis Worse
COVID-19 is so dangerous to food security because the global supply chain was insecure to begin with. Could we remake it?
How COVID-19 Could Impact the Climate Crisis
Far-right governments are rolling back environmental regulations, while international climate talks stall amid the crisis. But climate activists see opportunity.
Cruel Immigration Policies Make the Pandemic Worse
Warehousing people in unsanitary conditions and then deporting them to poor countries is a recipe for contagion.
Martin Khor: The Making of a Global Activist
The late Martin Khor united activists, officials, and thought leaders against trade and climate policies that plundered the Global South. Here’s how his comrades remember him.
International Solidarity in a Time of Crisis
While political leaders scapegoat, overreach, and underperform, progressive organizers are developing an internationalist response to the coronavirus pandemic.
We Need a Coronavirus Truce
International cooperation needs to take priority right now, and countries must stop their wars against one another and against their own populations.