It is widely anticipated that a new development finance institution would be announced by India’s Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, as part of her budget proposals … Reimagining DFIs in the Times of COVID-19 and BeyondRead more
Covid-19
Posted inHindutva / India / News / Worker
Over 1 Crore Migrant Workers Returned to Native Places During Lockdown
More than one crore migrant workers returned to their native places during the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, labour and employment minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar said on … Over 1 Crore Migrant Workers Returned to Native Places During LockdownRead more
Posted inCapitalism / Multimedia
Anti-Capitalist Politics in the Time of COVID-19
David Harvey Anti-Capitalist Chronicles [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI1UGA5QTrg&rel=0&feature=relmfu]
Posted inAboriginal / ToMl / USA Empire
Pandemic Rips Through Indian Country
As the coronavirus death toll in the United States passes 410,000 and the vaccine rollout continues shakily across the country, we spend the rest of … Pandemic Rips Through Indian CountryRead more
Posted inBlack / ToMl / USA Empire
Latinx COVID Deaths Soar 1,000% in Los Angeles
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Black and Latinx people in the United States have died at higher rates, and new data shows that they are getting … Latinx COVID Deaths Soar 1,000% in Los AngelesRead more
Posted inEurope / News / Violence
COVID-19 Lockdown Turn into Violence in Netherlands
Dutch police detained more than 180 people in a third night of unrest in cities across the Netherlands, where roaming groups of rioters set fires, … COVID-19 Lockdown Turn into Violence in NetherlandsRead more
Posted inFashion / ToMl / Worker
How the Fashion Industry Abandoned Its Workers
In 2019 the fashion industry generated $2.5trn in global revenues, making it one of the largest industries in the world. But when COVID-19 struck in … How the Fashion Industry Abandoned Its WorkersRead more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl / USA Empire
Misinformation Can Hamper Coronavirus Response
In late March, as cases of Covid-19 sped toward 1 million worldwide and deaths approached 50,000, the Democratic Republic of Congo quietly achieved a public … Misinformation Can Hamper Coronavirus ResponseRead more
Posted inBailout / ToMl / USA Empire
Bailouts in the Time of Coronavirus
To say that these are unprecedented times would be the understatement of the century. Even as the United States became the latest target of Hurricane … Bailouts in the Time of CoronavirusRead more
Posted inEconomics / Inequality / Poverty / ToMl
Mega-rich recoup COVID-losses in record-time yet billions will live in poverty for at least a decade
The 1,000 richest people on the planet recouped their COVID-19 losses within just nine months, but it could take more than a decade for the … Mega-rich recoup COVID-losses in record-time yet billions will live in poverty for at least a decadeRead more