Coronavirus
COVID and the trade-off
By Michael Roberts
October 22, 2020
Last April, as the coronavirus pandemic took off, I ventured into an analysis of its health and economic impact. As...
WHO warns hospitals struggling as COVID-19 surge in Europe continues
24/10/2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned hospitals and intensive care units are running close to or above capacity in “too many countries”, as...
German parents’ associations protest against dangerous school openings
By Gregor Link
18 October 2020
Twenty of the largest parents’ associations in Germany have written a letter to Chancellor Angela Merkel (Christian Democratic Union, CDU)...
COVID-19 pandemic surges despite limited curfew measures across Europe
By Anthony Torres
Oct. 22, 2020
Last week saw record devastation in Europe from COVID-19 with 700,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths from the virus—the highest...
Conflict And COVID-19: Twin Threats Plague Residents Of Nagorno-Karabakh
As fighting rages, the threat of COVID-19 has been partially, if not completely eclipsed for those living in and around the breakaway Azerbaijani region...
The Great Barrington Declaration: Capitalism’s global policy of herd immunity
Note: We reproduce the following article, first published in wsws.org because of the very important pieces of information included. But we do not adopt...
COVID-19 infections soar in US
By Kate Randall
18 October 2020
The United States reported more than 70,000 coronavirus cases on Friday, making it the highest single-day increase since late July....
Confronting Climate Crisis with Systemic Alternatives in the Age of the...
Dear friends and colleagues, students and teachers moved by the climate crisis we are in, you are all invited to attend and participate in...
From Scientist-Politicians to an Anti-Science Demagogue: America’s Tragic Descent Into Madness
By Wayne Madsen
October 12, 2020
Several of the founders of the United States were gifted scientists and scholars of the Age of Enlightenment. Benjamin Franklin...
Europe, Which Thought It Had the Virus Tamed, Faces a Resurgence
France imposed a curfew on Paris and other major cities, and other countries are taking similar steps as record caseloads fill hospitals and governments...