Will Covid-19 be the spark for the next global debt crisis?
If the old ways of dealing with debt are not abandoned, the disruptions to the economy brought about by Covid-19 could set in motion a global debt crisis.…
Universities go online during the pandemic: who reaps the profits?
The transition to digital learning is taking place in a marketised higher education landscape that transfers public funds to private corporations.…
Is the pandemic a revolution?
The revolutionary "struggle for happiness" has been a main driver of 20th century popular politics. Covid-19 shows us that this struggle is now everywhere.…
Debilitating capitalism, Covid-19 and the tragedy of essential work
The real war is not against the virus, but for a just political economy that stops exploiting people and depleting their vital energies.…
Covid-19 and the crisis of infrastructure: notes from India’s lockdown
The looming danger of health system collapse will make us rethink the future of capitalism.…