Viewpoint by Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake The writer is an anthropologist affiliated with the International Center for Ethnic Studies in Colombo. “The claim that coronavirus would kill millions without shelter-in-place orders and quarantines is highly questionable .. there’s little evidence to confirm that premise ..and current estimates about the Covid-19 fatality rate may be too high by […]
Manifesto 2020 Calls for A Trans-National Citizens’ Alliance
Viewpoint by Agora of the Inhabitants of the Earth BERLIN (IDN) – A new public declaration of policy and aims, Manifesto 2020, has issued a clarion call for declaring poverty Illegal. Poverty Is the product of labour regulation within the context of unequal economic growth. It is the result of global pillage of life in […]
COVID-19: Europe Must Regain Sovereignty Over Key Industries
Viewpoint by Camille Rustici The writer is chief editor of the e-magazine DirectIndustry. This article was first published on the online journal of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung‘s Brussels office, International Politics and Society on April 28. MARSEILLE (IDN) – Since the outbreak in China, which led to the closing of a large number of factories in the […]
COVID-19: Can Technology Become a Tool of Oppression and Surveillance?
Viewpoint by Petra Molnar* 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 TORONTO (IDN) – Refugees, immigrants, and people on the move have long been tied to tropes of bringing disease and illness. From pandemics to […]
COVID-19 Shows How Ecosystems and Human Health Intersect
Viewpoint by Dominick A. DellaSala, William J. Ripple, and Franz Baumann* This article is being re-published by courtesy of The New Republic, which carried it first on April 20. NEW YORK (IDN) – The butterfly effect is a thought experiment about how a small change in a system— a butterfly flapping its wings — can […]
COVID-19: The Trump Administration’s Attack on China and the WHO Is Unfounded
Viewpoint by Vijay Prashad* This article was produced in partnership by Indian Punchline and Globetrotter, a project of the Independent Media Institute where it first appeared. This is the first part of a two-part series. The second is available here. KOLKATA, India (IDN) – On April 14, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump addressed a news […]
COVID-19: This Is No Time to Start A Coronavirus Blame Game
Viewpoint by John McCarthy * MELBOURNE (IDN) – Australia’s decision to spearhead an international enquiry into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic — read China’s lack of transparency and the WHO’s mistakes — is a nice hoary bellow from the domestic political ramparts, but it is a policy mistake. The Australian opposition’s support for the […]
Why the OPEC+ Deal Is a Many-Splendoured Thing
Viewpoint by M.K. Bhadrakumar The writer is a former Indian diplomat. This article was produced in partnership by Indian Punchline and Globetrotter, a project of the Independent Media Institute where it first appeared. NEW DELHI (IDN) – A perfect deal is where all protagonists get something out of it. All oil-producing countries stand to gain […]
Who Should Be in Charge: Doctors or Politicians?
Viewpoint by Jan Zielonka* This article was originally published on open Democracy. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of IDN-InDepth News. VENICE (IDN) – Our lives currently seem to be in the hands of doctors, and this concerns not only those who have caught […]
COVID-19: Strengthen WHO for Systemic Change of Health Systems
Viewpoint by Dr P. I. Gomes The writer is former-Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean & Pacific Group of States (now known as Organisation of Africa, Caribbean & Pacific States – OACPS) PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (IDN) – As the curve flattens in the trajectory of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in some countries, or […]