Month: April 2020
Capitalism, Economics, healthcare, Science
A Cure for COVID-19: A Profit-making Strategy
Interim results of trials of the drug Remdesivir on Covid-19 patients are very encouraging. But could the drug be reaching those who desperately need it more quickly?
Economics, Environment, healthcare, News, Politics, Science
Why the Shortage of Medical Supplies?
Why are medical supplies in such short supply? This study explains the main reasons and presents three case studies: respiratory face masks, ventilators, and vaccines.
Capitalism, Class, Economics, Environment, healthcare, Marxism
The Virus and the Money-tree
A Marxian analysis of the pandemic, its origin, and its economic impact. Reposted from the magazine Internationalist Perspective.
