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The Coronavirus Comes for India

Conn Hallinan Foreign Policy In Focus
India’s far-right government is focused more on PR than prevention. Brave independent reporters are calling it to account.

If the Coronavirus Devastates Gaza, Israel Will Be to Blame

Jonathan Cook Mondoweiss
Palestinian artists paint a mural on a wall in Gaza.
Gaza, strangled by a 13-year Israeli blockade and scarred by a decade of Israeli military assaults, lacks clean water and electricity. Its Palestinian population has only rudimentary medical care. And that was before the attack of the coronavirus.

Why Housing Security is Key to Environmental Justice

Mỹ Dzung Chu Environmental Health News
Housing is a Human Right protester
Safe and secure housing access is itself a key determinant of health. If we focus on just the physical and chemical hazards of the indoor environment, we will ignore health problems associated with housing insecurity for millions of families.

Starve the Beast, Feed the Depression

Paul Krugman New York Times
“Starve the beast” — forcing governments to cut services by depriving them of resources — has been Republican strategy for decades. This is just more of the same.