Already immersed in an overlapping health and economic crisis, Brazil is now also being engulfed by a political crisis. On April 23, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro sacked the head of the Federal […]
André Singer: Covid-19 and Bolsonaro’s “permanent radicalization”
Valerio Arcary: The left must lead the fight to impeach Bolsonaro
As of May 9, Brazil is reporting 146,894 coronavirus infections and 10,017 Covid-19 deaths, figures that grossly underrepresent the real toll, but nonetheless herald Brazil as a global epicenter in the pandemic. Although many […]
Luciana Genro: Taking stock of the quarantine in Brazil
As of May 7, Brazil is reporting 126,611 coronavirus infections and 8,588 Covid-19 deaths (up from 1000 one month ago) even as far-right President Jair Bolsonaro continues to claim that the “worst […]
Julia Cámara: Anticapitalist strategy and the question of organization (part 2)
Six years after helping initiate PODEMOS in the Spanish State, and four months after Pablo Iglesias led that party into a coalition government with the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (SPOE), the revolutionary socialist Anticapitalistas have changed course. As Spain […]
Julia Cámara: Anticapitalist strategy and the question of organization (part 1)
Six years after helping initiate PODEMOS in the Spanish State, and four months after Pablo Iglesias led that party into a coalition government with the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (SPOE), the revolutionary […]
John Appolis: ANC gambles on ending Covid-19 lockdown
As of May 5, South Africa is reporting 7,220 confirmed coronavirus infections and 138 Covid-19 deaths. While the figures are relatively low by comparison to Western Europe and the United States, the […]
People’s Kitchens of Puerto Rico: Feed the people, not the debt!
As of May 4, Puerto Rico is reporting 1,806 confirmed coronavirus infections and 97 Covid-19 deaths. Compounding the public health crisis, recent natural disasters (hurricanes and earthquakes) and long-term neoliberal austerity have pushed […]
Au Loong Yu: Hong Kong after the uprising
Hong Kong has instituted one of the most successful pandemic responses in the world, with only 1,039 confirmed coronavirus infections, and just 4 Covid-19 deaths. However, the contagion has compounded difficulties facing […]
PRT Mexico: Our lives are worth more than your profits
As of May 3, Mexico has 22,088 confirmed coronavirus infections and 2,061 Covid-19 deaths. The real figures are likely significantly higher. If these numbers follow the pattern in Brazil, then Latin America’s […]
Gauche Anticapitaliste: Belgium to open, despite highest per capita Covid-19 deaths
As of May 2, Belgium has by far the highest per capita rate of Covid-19 deaths in the world, reporting 49,032 confirmed coronavirus cases and 7,703 Covid-19 deaths. That translates into a […]
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