Politics of crisis

There is nothing like a crisis of global significance to push governments of all stripes into taking drastic action; action that would in any other time be considered “too expensive” or “too hard”.

Below are some readings and other material in relation to how the status quo is maintained during times of crisis. As well as how this crisis can be used to create change for the better.

VAHPA’s “health vs the economy” series:

• Coronavirus: The Democracy of Health and the Health of Democracy
• “Let them die”: Health versus the ‘economy’
• Healthcare, Economics and the Endgame: Which Way Out?

Other articles of interest

• Monetising misery and the future of capitalism – ABC. featuring Yanis Varoufakis and Antony Loewenstein
• Coronavirus is a wake-up call: our war with the environment is leading to pandemics – The Conversation
• COVID 19: a multifaceted neoliberal crisis – Green Left Weekly
• Economy over health: Morrison’s neoliberal mission – Green Left Weekly
• Antonello Zecca: Covid-19 opens up a new political period in Italy – No Borders News