Author Archive: Prabir Purkayastha
The Value of Universal Vaccination Is So Great That Even the IMF Is Being Forced to Rethink Its Callousness to the Global South
Released for Syndication: 02/05/2021
It could cost as much as $5 trillion if rich countries don’t help vaccinate the rest of the world.
Full ArticleWhy We Need to Adopt Friedrich Engels’ Thinking on Science in These Times
Released for Syndication: 12/11/2020
On this bicentenary of Friedrich Engels, we need to understand the struggle of ideas he was engaged in during his lifetime, and what significance it holds today.
Full ArticleWhy Google Is Facing Serious Accusations of Monopoly Practices
Released for Syndication: 11/05/2020
The tech monopolies are increasingly being acknowledged as a danger to people, other companies, and even to democracy. The regulatory worm seems to be turning in many countries, even in the U.S. where it had gone into hibernation.
Full ArticleWhy 2020 Is the Year of Black Holes
Released for Syndication: 10/23/2020
The Nobel physics prize went to scientists who have broken the dam on our understanding of mysteries in the universe.
Full ArticleWhy We’re on a Long Road to COVID-19 Immunity Even With Vaccines
Released for Syndication: 10/02/2020
As the pandemic continues to spread throughout the world, many countries seem to have given up the fight against COVID-19 and are now waiting...
Full ArticleFacebook’s Business Model Thrives on the Virality of Hate
Released for Syndication: 08/31/2020
The problem of hate news is built into the genes of big digital monopolies like Facebook. We need to break up these monopolies and regulate them as the new public utilities of the digital age.
Full ArticleWhy 5G Is the First Stage of a Tech War Between the U.S. and China
Released for Syndication: 08/12/2020
The U.S. tech war on China continues, banning Chinese equipment from its network, and asking its Five Eyes partners and NATO allies to follow...
Full ArticleTrump’s Withdrawal From WHO: A Cover-Up for His Abject Failure on COVID-19
Released for Syndication: 07/31/2020
Gutting the WHO, the only instrument of global cooperation during a pandemic, is a road to disaster.
Full ArticleThe World Can Show How Pharma Monopolies Aren’t the Only Way to Fight COVID-19
Released for Syndication: 07/06/2020
After his disastrous handling of the COVID-19 epidemic, Trump is trying to improve his waning electoral chances by reserving all of Gilead’s stock of remdesivir.
Full ArticleU.S. Abandons Open Skies for New Age Space Weapons
Released for Syndication: 06/02/2020