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Dear supporters! We are living through extraordinary and turbulent times — we are in the midst of a global pandemic, with capitalism spiralling into its most serious economic crisis in generations. This historic health crisis has laid bare the failings of the capitalist system, as we see country after country unable to provide an adequate […]
Pandemic and Repression Fail to Quell Mass Anger
The economic crisis under Covid-19 has arrived in full force. Hong Kong’s unemployment rate in the period from March to May was 5.9 percent, which is higher than the 5.5 percent during the global financial crisis in 2009 and the highest in 15 years. Workers’ layoffs, wage freezes and forced unpaid leave have become commonplace. […]
60 Years of Neo-Colonial Plundering
On Tuesday, June 30th 2020 the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will be celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of its independence from Belgian colonial rule. Celebrations are set to be subdued in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Tshisekedi announced that the funds destined for a grand celebration will be redirected to fight the pandemic […]
A Socialist Approach to the Elections
On July 5th elections to the Croatian Parliament are to take place. They were originally due to take place in the autumn. Why were they brought forward to July? The official reason for them taking place in early July is due to the fear of a second wave of COVID-19. Of course, this is not […]