Shifting perspectives on Covid-19: the apocalypse has already happened
Can you get used to living with a deadly virus wihout a vaccine or a cure? The experience of Mexicans going through the "war on drugs" tells us that you can.…
Digital tragedy: doing online teaching in Zimbabwe during the pandemic
As the country's universities attempt to transition to digital learning, there is a real risk that many students will be left behind.…
Between hope and despair: my personal fight against Covid-19
Linking Tanzania to the US, Africa to the world, a global intellectual recounts his personal motivations to join science communication efforts to stop Covid-19.…
Debilitating capitalism, Covid-19 and the tragedy of essential work
The real war is not against the virus, but for a just political economy that stops exploiting people and depleting their vital energies.…
Spain is not at war with Covid-19
When you compare the Covid-19 Spanish experience with real wars, the differences are more than the similarities.…
There's a tingling in my throat: is that you, Corona?
Trying to fight off Covid-19, Lagosians have become experts at self-medication. Without an adequate public health system, they don't have much of a choice.…
Tired all the time: caring, parenting and home working during Covid-19
My partner, toddler and I have always been champions at strategising, planning for every major decision. Then coronavirus hit.…
The Myth of Physical and Social Distancing in Cameroon
Can conviviality and social bonding in Cameroon's low-income neighbourhoods survive the government measures to fight Covid-19?…