Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN) – Almost forgotten in the story about the Coronavirus is the story of AIDS. The drive to deal with it, the search to find medicine to cure it, and the self-discipline by homosexuals only began in 1981, when the disease was discovered, and its causes understood. It was […]
Warfare or Community-Building: Which Way Forward?
Viewpoint by Michael Edwards* This article was originally published on openDemocracy. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of IDN-InDepth News NEW YORK (IDN) – “Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part to help build what […]
Trump’s Withdrawal From WHO: A Cover-Up for His Abject Failure on COVID-19
Viewpoint by Prabir Purkayastha The writer is the founding editor of Newsclick.in, a digital media platform. He is an activist for science and the free software movement. This article was produced in partnership by Newsclick and Globetrotter, a project of the Independent Media Institute. NEW DELHI (IDN) – Microbes do not recognize borders. We are […]
Every Step the EU Takes Toward Financial Unity Sows New Seeds of Its Potential Collapse
Viewpoint by Marshall Auerback The writer is a market analyst and commentator. This article was produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute. NEW YORK (IDN) – Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” is a play featuring two characters waiting for a character, Godot, who never arrives. As such, it is a […]
‘We Will Coup Whoever We Want’: Elon Musk and the Overthrow of Democracy in Bolivia
Viewpoint by Vijay Prashad and Alejandro Bejarano * This article was produced by Globetrotter, project of the Independent Media Institute. NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts (IDN) – On July 24, 2020, Tesla’s Elon Musk wrote on Twitter that a second U.S. “government stimulus package is not in the best interests of the people.” Someone responded to Musk soon […]
A New Social Class of Voluntary Workers of Social Networks
Viewpoint by Glauco Benigni* ROME (IDN) – The hierarchical and exploitative structure of the feudal era seems to have reappeared today on the Internet of the digital era. Regardless of any constitution and workers’ statute, neither politics nor trade unions are intervening. It is accepted that globalisation rhymes with ‘glebalisation’. The scene can be described […]
Even If Joe Biden Wins in a Blowout, the ‘Global Economy’ Is Not Coming Back
New economic imperatives are forcing nations to make a choice. Viewpoint by Marshall Auerback The writer is a market analyst and commentator. This article was produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute. NEW YORK (IDN) – COVID-19 has not only presented the global economy with its greatest public health challenge […]
“Target Women in All Aspects of Economic Recovery and Stimulus Plans in Southeast Asia”
Viewpoint by António Guterres Following is the text of remarks by UN Secretary-General on the occasion of his latest policy brief titled The Impact of COVID-19 on South-East Asia. It examines how the eleven countries of South-East Asia are addressing the immediate impacts of COVID-19, focusing on the subregion’s socio-economic response. NEW YORK (IDN) – As […]
The Risk of Democracy Compromising Democracy
Viewpoint by Manish Uprety F.R.A.S. and Ritesh Tandon Manish Uprety F.R.A.S. is an ex-diplomat and Ritesh Tandon is the Republican Party candidate for the US Congress from California’s 17th District. CALIFORNIA (IDN) – Politics makes strange bedfellows where one snores aloud and the other one turns a blind eye to it. The paradox goes beyond […]
HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 Require Global Solidarity
Kester Kenn Klomegah* Talks to UNAIDS Expert MOSCOW (IDN) – For over three decades, Africa has fought HIV/AIDS and is now battling another pandemic, COVID-19, that has shattered the continent’s economies. While adequate measures have been taken to halt the spread of the pandemic, Coronavirus has increased the financial burden. But HIV/AIDS experts say strengthening […]