Covid aid

$325 billion was given to states and local governments to help cover costs stemming from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, and less than half of that has been spent. A new law from the Department of the Treasury allows states and local governments to spend that money on essentially anything.

The second outbreak of corona catastrophe in our country is leading to the most tragic consequences. According to official statistics, 4.5 lakh new cases are diagnosed daily and about 4,000 deaths occur per day. All  deaths cannot be graded as inevitable. The disease is not as deadly as it appears. These deaths are caused by the failure of our system[Read More...]

A farmworker in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Poor countries heavily dependent on foreign aid have received some debt emergency relief by official global lenders during the pandemic. But that opportunity can also open channels for corruption, the author says, making transparency imperative.