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China must pay for its Covid crimes
We know in detail that the Chinese Communist Party wilfully withheld evidence about the scope, extent, and ease of human to human transmission of the coronavirus.…
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No choice between lives and livelihoods
Bangladesh has been under lockdown since March 25, 2020 to control the spread of coronavirus. Though officially it has been termed as holidays, in essence it…
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We Need to Reverse the Damage Trump Has Done in Latin America. Biden’s Plans Don’t Cut It.
WITH BERNIE SANDERS’S exit from the presidential race, Joe Biden has become the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee. The almost-octogenarian old-guard white male has nearly 40 years…
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What happens to the internet when the coronavirus pandemic is over?
The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the daily lives of billions of people — including elites in nearly every country — has set the stage…
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Hindu Nationalists Are Using COVID-19 to Fuel a Humanitarian Disaster in India
Will the U.S. take notice before it’s too late? Abdul Malik Mujahid “All people are not equal,” declared Subramanian Swamy, a member of parliament for India’s…
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A crisis like no other: Asia and the wider global picture
The corona crisis sends shockwaves through political, economic and social systems. The challenges for the Asia-Pacific region are enormous and they call for systemic changes. Marc…
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A proposal for forthcoming budget
Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, Rawnak Jahan, Antara Chowdhury, Rubia Siddiqua and Guljar Hossain I IN MOST cases, responses to pandemics or economic crises for right reasons…
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Fighting Covid-19—And Repression—in Kashmir
The Indian government’s repression of doctors and restrictions on the Internet could make the pandemic far deadlier in the formerly autonomous region. Bilal Hussain As the…
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What Donald Trump’s funding cuts to WHO mean for the world
US President Donald Trump has announced the US is cutting its funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) – a decision that will have major implications…
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COVID-19 and the ethical responsibility of universities
The global emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic confronts us all with unpredictable, disruptive situations which have changed our daily lives, economies, political decisions – and universities.…
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Why US Politicians and Media Support Lifting Sanctions on Iran due to COVID-19 but Not Venezuela
No other country in the world is being subjected to the type of regime change strategy that the United States government is applying to Venezuela. Only…
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Noam Chomsky on How Bosses Are Making Coronavirus ‘Worse, for Their Benefit’
For decades Noam Chomsky has been a leading intellectual troublemaker. His books and speeches have helped to explain how a world run by corporations and billionaires…