Health Crisis

The Cost of This Pandemic Must Not Bankrupt the People

March 24, 2020 UNAC Editor Economic Collapse, Economics, Human Rights, Public Health, Socialism

by Vijay Prashad and Manuel Bertoldi, published by Independent Media Institute, March 23, 2020 The global pandemic of COVID-19 has spread to almost every country on the planet earth. The virus will take many lives, disrupt communities and institutions, and leave behind trauma and a devastated world economy. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) estimates that by the end[…]

Statement of Socialist Action National Committee: Coronavirus Threatens the Lives of Billions

March 22, 2020 UNAC Editor Poverty, Socio-Economic Struggles, The War at Home

By James Fortin and Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, March 21, 2019 As the devastating novel coronavirus (COVID-19) literally threatens the lives of billions of the earth’s people, two truths about the contagion remain unchallenged: All nations are ill-prepared for the arrival of the virus, and once it lands, despite herculean efforts in some cases, little can be done[…]