Politics
The COVID-19 event has been politicised and weaponised to drive a series of political, social and economic agendas by local and global actors, the implications of which will affect society in a multitude of ways for the foreseeable future.
Covid and the Cult of Technology: Revisiting Heidegger and McLuhan after 2020
10 min read Our new rulers are motivated by something altogether different – a desire to subvert and weaken nature itself, and thus create a technocratic
Nietzsche’s Last Men and the Covid Event
9 min read by Chris Waldburger | Part 1 | The power structures of liberal states depended on a credibility created by the valorizing of neutral,
Global Health and the Art of Really Big Lies
6 min read by Dr David Bell | The new public health response that was trialed during this outbreak is far more attractive to investors creating
Sri Lanka: Lessons from an economic crisis
5 min read by Russell Lamberti | A real-world economic and financial disaster is unfolding in Sri Lanka. Like countless crises before, this one is man-made.
Iain Davis | Pseudopandemic: New Normal Technocracy
< 1 min read When the World Health Organization declared the pandemic, they signalled to governments around the world that they must take action to protect
Marc Morano: The COVID/Climate Connection
< 1 min read Author Marc Morano will discuss how climate change and viral concerns are being combined by the ruling class globally. From the World
Origins and Trajectories of the COVID Phenomenon
22 min read by Nick Hudson | A bare-boned opinion on the broader context of the CORONAcrisis. It is intended to inspire people to add flesh
Dr Piers Robinson: Cockup or Conspiracy? Understanding COVID-19 as a ‘Structural Deep Event’
< 1 min read As debate over ‘The Science’ has increased, people are questioning whether there was more to COVID-19 in terms of underlying agendas, in
Cock-up or Conspiracy? Understanding COVID-19 as a ‘Structural Deep Event’
18 min read by Dr Piers Robinson | As debate over ‘The Science’ has increased, people are questioning whether there was more to COVID-19 in terms
From COVID-19 to Ukraine: Bouncing from One Crisis to the Next and the Importance of Staying Focused
7 min read by Dr Piers Robinson | Current political and economic agendas have major potential consequences for our societies. We simply cannot afford to continue
WHO Decides Africa’s Health? Learning from the Covid-19 Disaster
4 min read by Dr David Bell | Has healthcare been stolen? As a resident of the West, I try to make sense from afar. If
Welcome to Clown World: Part 3 – The politics of Covid
< 1 min read A false narrative about Covid has supported ineffective and highly destructive policies leading to the evisceration of individual rights, democracy and the
COVAX – Vaccine Equity, or a Moral Crime?
4 min read COVAX looks set to continue the remarkable spate of destruction to livelihoods, human rights and future health prospects resulting from lockdowns against COVID-19
Scientists’ Letter to Israeli PM warning against another lockdown
< 1 min read The Public Emergency Council is a spontaneous initiative of doctors and researchers who felt that it was no longer possible to remain
The World Health Organization and COVID-19: Re-establishing Colonialism in Public Health
2 min read Since 2000, the WHO has become increasingly dependent on private foundations and pharmaceutical companies for funding. As their influence has grown, the balance