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No doubt part of the reason those who used the crisis for personal gain were judged so harshly was because so many of their fellow citizens had been forced to sacrifice their lives in a battle that enriched the powerful few.

A team of scientists worked around the clock to evaluate 14 antibody tests. A few worked as advertised. Most did not.

Presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden is trying to out-hawk President Trump on China. That has three problems. It promotes bad foreign policy; it could stoke anti-Chinese racism; and, it doesn’t even make long-term sense politically.

The Covid-19 crisis has lead to a titanic drop in the demand for, and price of, oil. The resultant glut has the industry paying storage companies to take their oil. Political economist Adam Hanieh looks at what this might mean for the global economy.

As workers become increasingly concerned about workplace safety, employers have been suppressing organizing efforts

We must recognize that we live on the shoulders of ancestors who have survived through crisis and devastation. We must step up in ways that will enable history to judge this moment as not only a tragic event, but as a catalyst for a global awakening.

The banks turn a profit processing small businesses loans from the government.

Venezuela, with the largest oil reserves on the planet, is again Washington’s favorite target amidst its geopolitical struggle to claim hegemony over the capitalist system.

The Persian poet Majid Naficy draws on his memory of political terror to evoke present-day emotions caused by the virus.

The coronavirus will likely strike the Global South more viciously than it is currently hitting the United States and other well-off nations. The pandemic has the potential to devastate poorer nations with weak health care systems.