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We are told by everyone from the United Nations to Donald Trump that the US is a ‘developed’ economy. The statistics suggest otherwise An emergency field hospital is set up in Central Park as the Covid-19 outbreaks spreads. The US has fewer beds per person than countries such as Libya and Mongolia. Photograph: Jeenah Moon/Reuters […] More
To Donald Trump, coronavirus is just one more chance for a power grab Robert Reich Chaos in response to Covid-19 is no surprise. Nor is the unscrupulous operators’ pursuit of profit and political advantage Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump speaks at the White […] More
Sanctions are crippling Iran’s fight against coronavirus Pirouz Hanachi As mayor of Tehran I have seen lives lost as a result of medical shortages. This is no time for vindictive politics • Coronavirus latest updates • See all our coronavirus coverage A temporary hospital for coronavirus patients at an exhibition centre in Tehran, Iran: ‘As […] More
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed almost the entire world on lockdown. The current crisis is often compared to historic events such as the two World Wars, the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 or 9/11. The worst-case modeling of the spread of the novel coronavirus predicts millions of deaths on top of immeasurable economic consequences across […] More
The major political news in the US from last week concerned the coronavirus bailout bill eventually agreed by both parties and submitted for signing by President Donald Trump. One controversial part of the law focusing on helping businesses in distress drew the ire of Democrats, who worried that it could turn out to be Secretary […] More
In 1978-79, the United Kingdom experienced the winter of discontent. Trade unions around the country went on strike. On January 22, 1979, the UK experienced the largest strike action since the General Strike of 1926. Even gravediggers and waste collectors joined in, leaving corpses and rubbish piling up. A bitterly cold winter with blizzards and heavy […] More
Ignore the bankers – the Trump economy is not worth more coronavirus deaths Robert Reich CEOs, billionaires and advisers have the president’s ear and want people back to work. They are callous – and wrong US coronavirus outbreak: live Global coronavirus outbreak: live Read all our coronavirus coverage Defense Secretary Mark Esper and President Donald […] More
Many Western governments are willing to climb any mountain and pay any price to save lives. In the process, many of them are also politicizing their response to the coronavirus pandemic while acting too late and too meekly, setting the stage for what is yet to come. The West can learn a lot from the […] More
