Health
Costa Rica. A small state and a world pioneer
WHO and Costa Rica launch COVID-19 Technology Access Pool
By William Worley*
29 May 2020
LONDON — An international project to share intellectual property, scientific data, and...
Moralized Discourses: South Africa’s Intellectual Property Fight for Access to AIDS...
By Debora Halbert
Nov. 2002
INTRODUCTION
In 1997, the South African government passed the South AfricanMedicines and Related Substances Control Act Amendments in order toaddress the...
China COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker
Apr. 27, 2021
Chinese leaders have repeatedly stated that China will make its COVID-19 vaccine a global public good. More recently they declared that China...
Α disaster in Madrid, a sign for Europe
Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte, José Rama – Madrid’s regional election: How we got here, what happened, and why it matters
May 5, 2021
On 4 May, the...
WHO warns European governments of Covid spike if curbs are eased...
By Jon Henley
Apr. 29, 2021
The World Health Organization has warned European governments that relaxing Covid restrictions too soon could cause cases to spiral again,...
The COVID-19 Catastrophe in India Keeps Growing
by Vijay Prashad
April 26, 2021
For Ashish Yechury (1986-2021), journalist
Photograph Source: Gwydion M. Williams – CC BY 2.0
It is difficult to overstate the grip of...
German government proposes more rights for vaccinated people: What you need...
26 April 2021
On Monday Chancellor Angela Merkel and Germany’s 16 state premiers will discuss whether those who have been fully vaccinated should receive more...
Earth Abuse and the Next Pandemic
by Stan Cox *
April 21, 2021
photo:“Human Miasma” by Priti Gulati Cox: embroidery and graphite on khadi fabric.
Humanity’s transgression of ecological limits has caused widespread...
How the Pandemic Laid Bare the Cruelties of Capitalism
By Kenn Orphan *
April 9, 2021
Photograph Source: Levon Avdoyan – CC BY 2.0
One thing this pandemic has demonstrated in stark terms is class struggle....
‘Invisible killer’: fossil fuels caused 8.7m deaths globally in 2018, research...
Pollution from power plants, vehicles and other sources accounted for one in five of all deaths that year, more detailed analysis reveals
By Oliver Milman
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