World

COVID-19 exposes austerity attacks on Canada’s public health system in Ontario

March 30, 2020 By Drew Garvie

The health system was already straining under neoliberal austerity even before the pandemic struck.

Tokyo: Infection spike after Olympic delay sparks questions

March 30, 2020 By Mari Yamaguchi

TOKYO (AP) — Before the Olympics were postponed, Japan looked like it had coronavirus infections contained, even as they spread in neighboring countries. Now that the games have been pushed to next year, Tokyo’s cases are...

Corona culture: Europe and the new normal

March 27, 2020 By Dennis Broe

After its outbreak in China, Europe had been called the new epicenter of the disease, and particularly Western Europe.

How austerity and anti-immigrant politics left Italy exposed to viral blitzkrieg

March 27, 2020 By Conn Hallinan

Resistance to immigration plays a major role in “graying” the population. Combined with neoliberal health cuts, the demographic effects are turning out to be “an apocalypse.”

Postcard from Krasnodar: How is Russia doing in an era of Western sanctions?

March 26, 2020 By Thomas Egan

My trip was organized by the Center for Citizen Initiatives that organizes trips like this every year. The tour group consisted of 48 people from all backgrounds, some of whom had made this trip before.