Boaventura de Sousa Santos
"If we were in a conventional war," writes Boaventura de Sousa Santos, "the production and distribution of weapons would certainly not be under the control of the private companies that produce them. The state would certainly intervene. We are not in a conventional war, but the damage the pandemic does to the lives and well-being of populations may prove similar."
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
If you think Dark Money's attack on democracy couldn't get any worse, guess again.
Robert Reich
"Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos want to colonize outer space to save humanity, " writes Robert Reich, "but they couldn't care less about protecting the rights of workers here on earth."
Common Dreams staff
"Not a surprise. But terrifying nonetheless," said Naomi Klein in response to news that Twitter blocked tweets critical of Modi's Covid response in India.
Jon Queally, staff writer
Asked directly during an interview on Sunday if he thought it "would be helpful" to have vaccine recipes and technology shared with the world, Bill Gates quickly answered: "No.""Who appointed this billionaire head of global health?" asked one critic in response. "Oh yeah, he did."
Jon Queally, staff writer
"Researchers have found that there is a massive spike in the diagnosis of cancer among Americans who reach the age of 65 that could have been diagnosed much earlier if the Medicare eligibility age had been lower," 18 Senators tell Joe Biden on Sunday as they urge lowering eligibility age and expand program to include dental, hearing aids, vision care, and out-of-pocket expenses.
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