The coronavirus pandemic is a turning point in history. The world economy is receiving one savage blow after another. Healthcare systems are totally overwhelmed in the advanced capitalist countries as a result of decades of attacks on living standards. The inefficient and ghastly nature of capitalism is in full display in the west, where people until recently enjoyed at least a semi-civilised existence. In Africa, Asia and Latin America the consequences of a full-scale outbreak will be catastrophic.

A Moroccan proverb goes: “the sheep spends his whole life being afraid of the wolf, but in the end, who feasts on the sheep? The shepherd!” Well, some months after China and 10 days after Italy, Moroccan authorities announced the country’s first cases of COVID-19 on 2 March and attributed them to “external factors”. Specifically, a Moroccan returning from Italy, then French tourists. The epidemic has worsened, infecting 2,024 people, of whom 126 have died (as of 15 April, 45 days after the first infections) according to official data.

Kano has become the epicentre of the spread of Covid-19 in northern Nigeria. A large number of so-called “mysterious” deaths was recently reported, but the state government of Kano blatantly claims that the sharp rise in deaths is not due to Covid-19. Here we provide an eyewitness account from an IMT comrade in Kano.

The Moroccan regime has detained over 500 political prisoners, according to the president of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights, Aziz Ghali. Amongst them are those imprisoned in the Hirak Rif protests and the Gerak Jaradah movement: trade unionists, bloggers, a journalist… pretty much everybody. Not a day goes by without social media reporting the arrest of new militants or ordinary citizens whose only crime, in the majority of cases, is having published a Facebook post critical of living conditions or of the state’s politics.

Americans are willing to overlook human suffering in order to have regular meat on their table.

How green is your state? A new report details which states are sustainability superstars.

But they're not alone: a new report finds that most Americans are considered lonely.

Entirely funded by donations, this project is hoping to provide veterans struggling with PTSD or homelessness free housing, counseling and an experience of the healing power of nature.

It's in the Fearless Leader's latest move to a planned economy that runs on coal.

From foxes and falcons to otters and owls, the USDA program is doing away with wildlife in droves.

US public lands have been in the news a lot lately, but what exactly are they?

Using recycled materials and audio recordings from refugees, this exhibition hopes to deepen understanding and connection with those who have had to flee their home countries.

Clad with reclaimed cedar, this modern and quirky house fits on a small footprint.

Unfortunately it's not an improvement.

It is a brave new world of "reducing vegetation" and "fuel reduction" and a lotta logging.

Vegan burgers, sausage, deli slices, roasts, seitan, and even jackfruit are moving to the meat department at the nation's leading grocery retailer.

When Go Play! announced a competition to design an innovative playground for 1,000 refugee children along the border of Thailand and Burma, Dutch designer AnneMarie van Splunter thought of old car tires. To

Elephants, tigers, and other threatened species are thriving in Thailand's Western Forest Complex thanks to conservation efforts.

It makes sense; They have great views, lots of exposure to wind and sun, and think of all the exercise you'll get climbing up.

Among the hundreds of animals seized were 5 tigers, 13 white lions, three pumas, three kangaroos, four flamingos, two crowned cranes, 66 marmosets, two orangutans, and two red pandas.

A eccentric design hangs living cacti and lighting from the ceiling, a vegan cobbler is delicious, a luxury treehouse is a great escape in Bangkok, and more.

Design takes advantage of a shipping container attribute: Speed.

I don't think it would actually work, but it is an innovative way of reskinning buildings

A new video from the Ecologist Film Unit shows how baby elephants are being smuggled into Thailand from Burma for tourism.

Using local materials, this impressive bamboo structure features a microcosm of imaginative spaces designed for a range of playful activities.

Peter Root and Mary Thompson, both only 34 years old, were on an epic bike trip around the world. They were killed in a road accident last Wednesday in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand, near Bangkok.

The arrest of a wildlife smuggler in Thailand proves just how easily a handful of criminals could bring about the demise of an endangered species.

floating bridge is described as "a magnificent piece of engineering."

Using a series of overlapping mezzanines and spaces, this accessible, urban housing prototype explores the possibilities of living small but comfortably in the city.

A species of wasp discovered in Thailand has been named for evil spirits invented by J. K. Rowling in her Harry Potter books.

Many exotic ingredients aren't on shelves because people ask for them, but more so because the governments of those countries are actively promoting them.

Our photo of the day comes from beautiful Erawan National Park in Western Thailand.

Marrying the traditional material of bamboo with modern engineering, this impressive sports hall in Thailand was constructed without steel reinforcements or connections.

Whether they are are autonomous, self-driving or "shared" like Uber and Lyft, they are still congestion.

This experimental co-living design scheme aims to foster communication, responsibility and human relationships.

They are people who bike or walk, not some separate species.

If we are really going to make a dent in emissions we have to take real estate away from people who drive and redistribute it to people who walk and bike.

It creates scenarios in which hardship is experienced without being cruel or unfair to the child.

Fewer people are walking and more people are voting with their gas pedal.

"The time for complacency has passed. We must treat this crisis as if our lives, and the lives of our friends, families, and neighbors, depend on it. "

Don't wait for a big exotic trip to get outdoors. How about squeezing it in between 5 pm and 9 am?

Because no one likes to pop a squat surrounded by piles of soggy toilet paper.

Researchers in Austria put this question to the test.

The stuff you notice that no one else does, that's the most important!

We should follow in the footsteps of many great thinkers and implement regular rambles into our lives.

French lighting design company Blackbody makes the new lighting tech an object of desire.

Idaho is working hard to create an official dark sky reserve, which would make it the first in the US and the 12th in the world.

Combining touch, sound and a psychedelic array of programmed LEDs, this installation brings the people to the plants.

There will be indignation, but this is the result of one of the most successful transformations of a market in our lifetime.

Many cities have transitioned to LED street lighting, but researchers think algae may be the illumination of the future.