Pandemic is a systemic crisis of capitalism, and the responses worldwide foretell systemic changes.
The international community—which never has any problem committing great resources in the pursuit of war —has never done anything to prepare for the possibility of pandemics. Nothing at all.
Covid-19 ushers in a new political period. What does it look like?
This is an edited version of a piece by Leopoldo Tartaglia of the international department of the CGIL, Italy’s largest union federation. Thanks to Peter Olney for the translation.
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Every evening at 6pm, Italians are making it a thing across the country where they'll go out on their balconies to sing, play instruments & try to lift each other's spirits while in quarantine ❤️ pic.twitter.com/IlX3Qingzd
— Rabz1710 (@rabz1710) March 13, 2020
The coronavirus epidemic sends out the message that in the current very serious health crisis, representative government is absolutely necessary. It is necessary as a power of democratic control, for the protection of the common good.
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It is as if the people as a democratic entity have just awakened from their slumber, casting aside the weight of a feeling of powerlessness and depression. They are giving us a priceless Christmas present: a shot of real positivity.
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