The working class suffers miserably under the Covid-19 pandemic. But in record time, we begin mass immunization! Is this the endgame? Despite an invaluable scientific tool, class relations threaten a second wave deadlier than the first, a botched vaccine rollout, and Sars-CoV-2 variants that might just undermine vaccination altogether.
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Geometric composition with factory landscape. Giorgio de Chirico.
Contradictions in Capitalism — For-profit Agribusiness Threatens Everything
Do pandemics emerge simply by chance? Arguing from a eco-socialist perspective, we instead highlight how the capitalist system inevitably leads to the vertically-integrated and globalized agribusiness model that serves as a breeding ground for new pandemics.
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After the Wedding. L.S. Lowry.
The Interconnectedness of Everything — Capitalist Contradictions and Marx's Metabolic Rift Theory
Everything is connected. But the profit motive in capitalism disrupts natural cycles through exponential extraction and robbing resources from workers and indigenous people. Through the lens of Karl Marx’s metabolic rift theory, we establish a basis for eco-socialism and democratic control over the economy!
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Swimmers. Betty Goodwin.
The Intersection of the Mental Health Crisis with Covid-19: "Injury on the tracks"
An exploration of the intersection between Covid-19 and mental health. The waves of two crises crash together, and the impact can already be measured by looking at suicides in the Toronto subway system.
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The Arsenal. Diego Rivera.
Lessons of a Scab — Divide-and-Conquer at the University of Windsor
A personal tale of working class betrayal sets the stage for a discussion of the divide-and-conquer strategy employed by the capitalist class.
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