Coronavirus
Mental health made worse in pandemic by class and poverty
09 May 2021Depression and poor mental health have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Sadie Robinson explores a new report that shows how class affects people’s health and lives
The End of Men is a pandemic-era novel that cuts very close to the bone
08 May 2021This is a stunning book with an unfortunately horribly familiar theme—how to cope with a deadly pandemic
Big pharma giant Pfizer rakes in bumper profits after cashing in on public money
05 May 2021Pfizer, one of the richest drug companies in the world, is making hundreds of millions of pounds in profits from its Covid-19 vaccine.
LETTERS—How medical monopolies wreck the lives of millions
04 May 2021The vaccine rollout is a cause for celebration for many, but it also shines a spotlight on Western domination over the Global South.
Britain remains in danger despite lockdown lifting
04 May 2021The media is abuzz with talk of relaxing and lifting lockdown restrictions and virus cases are low in Britain at the moment. But that doesn’t mean that the risks have gone away completely.
Splits at top over India’s Covid crisis
03 May 2021India’s hard right prime minister Narendra Modi is finally feeling the heat after weeks of Covid-19 devastating the country.
Vaccine disparity—is imperialism in workers’ interests?
02 May 2021As India’s health system collapses under a new wave of Covid-19, Socialist Worker examines whether Western workers are gaining from the way imperialism operates
Students occupy at four universities after ‘consistent let downs’ in pandemic
28 April 2021Students in Sheffield, Manchester and Nottingham are furious over the way they have been treated by Tories and vice chancellors during the pandemic.
Corruption and sleaze hard-wired into Johnson and Tories
27 April 2021Behind the rows between the Tories, there’s very real evidence that being friends with the government is good for business.
Johnson said ‘let bodies pile high’ to save bosses’ profits
26 April 2021“Let the bodies pile high in their thousands.” That was what Tory prime minister Boris Johnson said in response to the idea that there could be further lockdowns.
Fight Glasgow Cuts + DVLA round two + New insult at British Gas
26 April 2021Around 60 community centres, libraries, museums and sports venues are under threat
Hospitals in India near collapse as new wave hits and cases rise
20 April 2021As world Covid-19 deaths pass three million, India is in the grip of a terrible new wave of the virus. Other countries governed by the hard right face a similar situation, says Yuri Prasad
Letters—British Gas workers suffer at hands of selfish bosses
17 April 2021Over the last five years British Gas has dumped on employees from the highest height with countless business area closures, restructures, shift changes and wage freezes.
Capitalism allows global Covid-19 cases to soar
13 April 2021Global coronavirus cases have escalated over the past seven weeks and deaths have risen for the past three weeks. More than 136 million people have been infected, and almost three million have died.
Rulers use parasite Prince Philip’s death to push ‘national unity’
13 April 2021The past few days have shown that the monarchy matters for Britain’s rulers. They see it as a useful way to push the idea of national unity.
Should we be worried about the AstraZeneca vaccine?
09 April 2021Dr Kambiz Boomla says the vaccine is safe—but commercial interests are not
Pandemic has worsened inequality and state repression, warns Amnesty report
08 April 2021Inequality, oppression and state repression have deepened across the globe during the pandemic, according to a damning new report.
Billionaires’ fortunes increase by over 60 percent despite coronavirus crisis
08 April 2021Amid the horrors of the pandemic, the collective wealth of the world’s billionaires exploded by more than 60 percent last year from £5.8 trillion to £9.5 trillion.
Hundreds of workers strike over safety at Swansea DVLA
07 April 2021More than 1,000 people at a major government workplace are on strike in a significant battle over workers’ safety from coronavirus.
Ditching profit is the only safe way out of lockdowns
06 April 2021Any loosening of the Covid-19 restrictions will feel like a relief to millions of people. But that can’t hide the sickening truth that by lifting more measures next week the Tories are again prepared to gamble with our lives
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