A new index shows 95% of world governments have failed to raise taxes on the rich and corporations while many countries slashed health and education spending during the Covid-19 crisis.
Source: Global Index Shows Governments Unleashed ‘Inequality Explosion’ During Pandemic
Recent announcements of neoliberalism’s demise in the wake of the pandemic are mistaken. Ending neoliberalism will require purposeful effort and struggle, not just economic and political crises.
Source: The Rumors Are False — Neoliberalism Is Alive and Well
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals that there were a whopping 45 million fewer Americans in poverty in 2021 than in 2020.
Source: Opinion | Data Reveals Poverty Is a Political Choice | Karen Dolan
Where does the pandemic come from? The 2020 coronavirus plague has three possible origins. It could be an accidental release from the Virology Laboratory
In The Third Year Of The Pandemic And As Americans Grapple With Record Inflation, Big Pharma Continues To Raise Prices And Exploit Patients
Source: July 2022 Price Hikes Report | Patients For Affordable Drugs
“The big drug companies spend so massively lobbying to keep the market rigged in their favor and seniors at their mercy, including many literally choosing between food and medicine,” said Accountable.US.
Source: Big Pharma Has Spent $147 Million to Kill Lower Drug Prices During Pandemic
Murder is no stranger to the extractive industries. Last October Bolsonaro managed to dodge charges of genocide in a senate inquiry, although the final report found that he “commanded an anti-Indigenous policy that deliberately exposed the native peoples to neglect, harassment, invasion, and violence since before the pandemic.” Indeed, it was stated, he saw COVID-19 as “an opportunity” to harm them: “There is no disguise sufficient to cover up the president’s avowed willingness to target the Indigenous people”.
Source: Brazil, Amazon, World: How the Munduruku Showed Up the Whole System – CounterPunch.org
1848+: The End(s) of History 