Beauty in confinement: how protective face masks are changing femininity
As wearing a face mask becomes compulsory in many countries, tailors and designers are turning necessity into fashion.…
Why going digital in pandemic times might not be as green as you think
The rapid digitalisation spurred by Covid-19 containment measures is still largely sustained by data centres powered by fossil fuels.…
Is the pandemic a revolution?
The revolutionary "struggle for happiness" has been a main driver of 20th century popular politics. Covid-19 shows us that this struggle is now everywhere.…
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.…
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.…
Can marginalised urban communities face Covid-19 without state support?
For years, low-income city residents have dealt creatively with the global reduction of state services. The pandemic requires a different scale of response.…
Covid-19: the humbling and humbled virus
Coronavirus is affecting health systems and economies globally. But on closer look, power, privilege and hierarchies of suffering resurface, starker than ever.…
The virality of letters: the Covid-19 literary archive keeps growing
Poets, writers and cartoonists around the world are producing timely works to help us get through the pandemic.…