The Tories’ Covid-19 Myth-Making
The government is using the new strain to shift blame for the crisis and paint itself as heroic – but from the very beginning its policies have compounded this public health disaster.
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Covid-19 Vaccines Should Be a Public Good
Covid-19 vaccines should be mass produced and made available to the whole world – but because of the pharmaceutical industry and its patents, private profit and not public health will determine the rollout.
How Britain’s Growing Inequality Left Poorer People to Die During Covid-19
New analysis shows that Covid-19 mortality was 25 percent higher in parts of England which were poorer and more impacted by austerity – exposing the government's myth that the pandemic was a 'great equaliser.'
Covid-19 and the Challenge of Vaccine Hesitancy
Studies show that up to 1 in 3 people might refuse to take a Covid-19 vaccine. This problem must be overcome – but it can't be addressed by writing off large swathes of the population as anti-vaxxers.
The Government’s Response to Covid-19 Is Driving Inequality
The poorest areas of England have suffered twice as many Covid-19 deaths as the richest – now, they are denied proper funding to survive the winter. It's time to fight back against a government that is entrenching inequality.
Why Black People Are Bearing the Brunt of Covid-19
From working in the most dangerous jobs to racist immigration policies, structural inequalities have placed Black people at the frontline of Covid-19 – with deadly consequences.
Covid-19: The Disaster Automation Was Waiting For
Automation has been slower in recent years than many expected – but with the pandemic forcing companies to innovate, and borrowing cheaper than ever, many of today's job losses might become permanent.
David Harvey: Anti-Capitalist Politics in an Age of Covid-19
Forty years of neoliberalism has left our societies exposed and ill prepared to face a public health crisis on the scale of coronavirus, argues David Harvey.
Barcelona’s Radical Response to Covid-19
While governments around the world have allowed inequality to increase during Covid-19, Barcelona's left-wing municipality has fought back – introducing measures to support workers, women, migrants and the environment.
How Covid-19 Is Reshaping the Global South
The spread of Covid-19 across the world was facilitated by a globalised economy rigged in favour of big corporations – and the long-term consequences are likely to fall most severely on those it exploits: the countries of the Global South.
How a Devon Hospital Was Saved from Cuts – Then Led the Fight Against Covid-19
A decade of cuts have undermined Britain's health service. But in North Devon, residents fought back – and now their hospital is playing a leading role in the battle against Covid-19.
Covid-19 Has Exposed Britain’s Childcare Crisis
Almost half of the women workers who have lost their jobs during Covid-19 cite lack of childcare as a factor. It's time to recognise childcare as a public good – and make it available to everyone.
Covid-19 Is Not the End of Neoliberalism
As the Covid-19 pandemic forced greater state intervention in the economy, many commentators proclaimed the end of neoliberalism – but governments around the world are acting to prop up the market.
Covid-19 Is Causing a Global Jobs Crisis
A new report from the UN suggests that as many as half a billion jobs could be at risk worldwide from Covid-19. Only ambitious economic policies can meet the scale of the crisis.
How Disaster Capitalists Have Exploited Covid-19
From dodgy bailouts to crony outsourcing, sweetheart deregulations and welfare profiteering, Covid-19 has provided plenty of opportunities for disaster capitalists – and they've been only too happy to take them.
Britain’s Dreadful Workplace Conditions Are Driving Covid-19
From BooHoo to warehouses and meatpacking factories, the dire working conditions of modern Britain have helped to drive Covid-19 – but you won't hear much about it from the government or media.