The lessons learnt from the recent government closure of schools in England.
Nationalism and patriotism: the opium of the masses
11 January 2021, by“Unifying people across racial lines on a national basis has not just resulted in the harmful othering of non-nationals, it has placated us so that we don’t think about how our lives are completely in the service of capital.”
Hong Kong’s mass arrests are an assault on grassroots advocacy
10 January 2021, byThe fight for political freedom and grassroots social justice are inextricable
The Freedom Struggle Is a Labor Struggle, Then & Now
9 January 2021, by“They have adopted new strategies, … are leading the way, building the most dynamic labor movement we have seen in generations.”
Grand Theft Election?
8 January 2021, by ,“For the left and the social movements, all the more important to remain active and mobilized to fight for what we need, not for a few crumbs. Celebrating Trump’s self-destruction is certainly in order; a leftwing honeymoon for Biden most certainly is not.”
World Faces Covid-19 “Vaccine Apartheid”
8 January 2021, byEven countries that hosted vaccine trials — like Argentina, South Africa, Brazil, and Turkey — will not receive adequate supplies.
New Challenges for African Americans
7 January 2021, byThe U.S. Congress certified Joe Biden’s election as 46th president in the night of 5-6th January despite the invasion of the Capitol by Trump supporters. (New York Times, 6 January 2021 “Congress Certifies Joe Biden as President”). The inauguration is now two weeks away. What lies in store?
Repeal the Farm Acts
6 January 2021, by“This is a movement where the majority of people are fighting for their immediate and longer term survival. ”
Rising Up Against Corruption
5 January 2021, byTHE DRAMATIC RECENT events in Peru, barely covered by mainstream U.S. media, have seen a popular uprising of massive self-organized protests. In November the student-led demonstrations in Lima and other large cities were met by riot police equipped with water cannons, tanks, and helicopters.
Less flag waving, more rights
4 January 2021, by ,In June 2016, after a close referendum result, a slim majority of British voters supported leaving the European Union (EU), initiating one of the longest and most complex divorces in our recent continental history. More than four years later with British governments having fallen along the way, several elections, three negotiating extensions applied, and a transition period that culminates this 31 December, Brussels and London finally signed the trade agreement that will govern relations (...)