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 […]
John Appolis: ANC gambles on ending Covid-19 lockdown
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 […]
Karine Afonseca: Fight like a nurse, facing off with Bolsonaristas in Brasilia
As Covid-19 deaths spiral upward in Brazil, health care workers are not backing down in the face of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s threats. Karine Afonseca is a nurse and a members of […]
Karina Nohales: May Day in Chile, We organize to remake our lives
Last October, Chile’s neoliberal order was shaken by a popular revolt. Pushed into a corner, the mainstream parties agreed a national referendum, scheduled for April 26, 2020 and since postponed, to rewrite the Constitution, […]
Esquerda Online: Brazilian workers must unite against Bolsonaro on May Day
As of May 1, Brazil is reporting 87,187 coronavirus infections and 6,006 Covid-19 deaths. Researchers believe these numbers are vastly undercounting the real number of deaths. And Brazil is suffering one of […]
Franck Gaudichaud and Alex G: Between the October revolt and Covid-19 in Chile
As of April 30, Chile is reporting 15,135 coronavirus infections and 216 Covid-19 deaths. The government has taken advantage of the pandemic to gain breathing space after six months that witnessed the […]
Todd Chretien: Socialist trends after Bernie
What Bernie Did. A short series. In wrapping up this brief series, Todd Chretien assesses various trends in the U.S. socialist movement after the end of the Sanders campaign. Todd Chretien is […]
