This was started as a series of the Covid-19 pandemic’s effects on the New York City landscape. Coming on the heels of the health crisis triggered by the pandemic, the uprising against racism has erupted. The whole country is outraged by the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the racist police. There […]
Articles with tag “Covid”
Nine Burning Issues Merkel must tackle during EU Corona Presidency
Text drafted by Eoghan Finn and Adam Pakulski for GUE/NGL (European United Left-Nordic Green Left) With Germany assuming the EU Presidency this month, Left MEPs are in no doubt just how important the next six months will be – not just for the EU, but for the future and the survival of the EU. […]
The Coronavirus and the Class Character of German Politics
The Pope, former UN General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon, Madonna and many others are in agreement: we’re all in the same boat with regard to the ‘Corona crisis’. But as the saying goes, ‘some are rowing while others steer the boat’. This article looks at German policies during the crisis from the perspective of how they […]
Dominic Scummings
Dominic Cummings. Typing the name causes an involuntary shiver of disgust. Cummings is currently the Chief Adviser to UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. Cummings was also the campaign director of the successful Vote Leave (pro-Brexit) campaign, and a special adviser to Michael Gove between 2007 and 2014. Some credentials. Despite often portraying himself – as […]
Macron, the COVID 19 Crisis and Class Resistance in France
Interview with John Mullen (JM) carried out by International Socialists in the Netherlands (IS) IS : I think it’s important to start off with the current crisis. Can you say something about what’s been happening in France? JM: The virus in France has killed nearly 30 000 people, but the sanitary and the economic effect of the […]