As of May 29, Brazil is reporting 438.238 confirmed coronavirus infections and 26,754 Covid-19 deaths. As more than 1,000 people a day are dying, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro continues to flout social […]
International open letter: Jair Bolsonaro is a threat to Brazil and global health
Ana Carvalhaes: Brazil’s darkest hour requires anti-fascist unity
As of May 28, Brazil is reporting 411,821 confirmed coronavirus infections, and 25,598 Covid-19 deaths, figures which are believed to undercount deaths by at least 50 percent. Meanwhile, the political crisis is […]
Julia Cámara, Alex Merlo: Anticapitalistas, Podemos, and what comes after Covid-19 (video)
As of May 27, the Spanish State is reporting 236,259 confirmed coronavirus infections and 27,117 Covid-19 deaths, a per capita casualty rate almost twice that of the United States. For the decade […]
Marie-Hélène Duverger: France opens schools, Covid-19 stalks the halls
As of May 26, France is reporting 145,279 confirmed coronavirus infections and 28,457 Covid-19 deaths, a per capita rate 30 percent higher than the United States. Despite the pandemic, French President Emmanuel […]
Aratrika Chanda: People of Bengal rely on themselves after cyclone Amphan
As of May 24, India is reporting 131,868 coronavirus infections and 3,867 Covid-19 deaths. The pandemic has thus far hit Maharashtra state on the west coast the hardest, including the city of Mumbai […]
People’s impeachment petition in Brazil gathers mass support
As of May 23, Brazil is reporting the second highest number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the world at 330,890 and a Covid-19 death toll of 21,048, figures that are widely-believed to […]
Dave Kellaway: Boris Johnson retreats on NHS and schools
As of May 22, the United Kingdom is reporting 245,195 coronavirus infections and 36,393 Covid-19 deaths, the highest in Europe. After falling seriously ill himself, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Tory government […]
PSOL: Bolsonaro is a threat to Brazil and to global health
As of May 21, Brazil is reporting 291,579 coronavirus infections, and 18,859 Covid-19 deaths, although it is widely believed these figures represent only a fraction of the actual deaths. President Jair Bolsonaro […]
Valerio Arcary: Brazil’s most dangerous moment nears
As of May 21, Brazil is reporting 271,628 coronavirus infections and 17,971 Covid-19 deaths, breaking the 1,000 deaths per day threshold for the first time on May 19 with 1,179 deaths. After […]
Russian Socialist Movement: Environmentalists threatened by state
As of May 20, the Russian Federation is reporting the second highest number of coronavirus infections in the world at 299,941, however, authorities are reporting just 2,837 Covid-19 deaths, all out of […]
