Jose Rodrigues Filho

Fonte: Agencia Senado        After a long period of much pain and suffering caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the most frequent questions these days is: When will things get back to normal? But what does this normal in which we live mean? For renowned philosophers, the “normal” means a model of an economic system that has failed, responsible for producing unacceptable levels of inequalities, which have destroyed the moral and social fabric of our society. Now the discussion of the “new normal” arises. Again, what is this? For Professor Richard Lachmann, of Political Sociology at the State University of New York, the prediction is that in the “new normal”, “most people will be poorer and will have more precarious jobs. The relatively privileged will work part-time from home, reducing social interaction, with serious consequences for mental health. Important institutions will be bankrupt throughout the Pandemic. The United States will have fewer theaters, restau...