Analysis
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March 17, 2020 
The viral crash
Oh there goes gravity. In short order the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an unprecedented global economic downturn, whose full force we have not even begun…
coronavirus
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March 16, 2020
COVID-19: A Socialist Response
As COVID-19 spreads rapidly around the world, outpacing our capacity for testing, let alone treatment, it highlights the weakness of the capitalist system in the…
Op-ed
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March 16, 2020
COVID-19 lessons from Italy
In the face of the mounting coronavirus crisis, North American states and provinces are announcing the closure of public schools. This is being done without…
Analysis
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March 15, 2020
Criminal justice: Contain COVID-19 not people
I work at the busiest courthouse in the country. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, when thousands of workers have been ordered to work from home, schools…
Analysis
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March 14, 2020
Coronavirus: rights not repression
With the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the new coronavirus a pandemic, it’s urgent that countries around the world escalate public health efforts. These include…
Analysis
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March 13, 2020
COVID-19 and Capitalism
The coronavirus is keeping the world in a state of shock. But instead of fighting the structural causes of the pandemic, governments are focusing on…
Op-ed
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March 10, 2020
Coronavirus: Paid sick days now
Unfortunately, it’s taken the threat of a global pandemic to highlight the longstanding public health risks of precarious work. Fortunately, there are already movements fighting…
Analysis
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February 12, 2020
Coronavirus: vaccinate against racism
The World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency over the new coronavirus, which has infected over 40,000 people and killed over 1,000. The…