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Hellas Pindakaas talks to Documento about Covid-19 in Holland (In Greek)
(This article hasn’t been translated yet.) Αν κάτι χαρακτηρίζει την στάση των Ολλανδών απέναντι σε κάθε είδους κρίση, αυτό είναι η εμμονή τους στη νηφαλιότητα…
Quarantine Monologues – 10 crucial facts about coronavirus I knew nothing about
If the euro crisis turned most of us into little Krugmans, this pandemic will eventually turn us into little Fleming wannabes. There is a lot we had to suddenly learn and take in about the coronavirus, in order to protect ourselves from catching it. But there is a whole lot more that we do not know.
Quarantine Monologues – War becomes you
Since they crossed that Rubicon and called this pandemic “a war”, why didn’t they go all the way? Why didn’t they order their industry to change its production in order to produce ventilators, masks, gloves, tests and anything else we need to fight this particular war? Why are we relying merely on the kindness of some business owners who announced voluntarily that they will start producing gear that doctors and nurses need? If this is war, shouldn’t everyone be called to help, small or big?
The ideology at the root of all our problems
Financial meltdown, environmental disaster and even the rise of Donald Trump – neoliberalism has played its part in them all. Why has the left failed…