What Bernie did. A short series. Bernie Sanders has suspended his campaign, but his political influence continues to reverberate. While he has endorsed Joe Biden, Sanders clearly aims to extract policy concessions based on […]
Hawo Mohamed: The beauty of socialism, working for all the people
Jeremy Gong: After Bernie – Sad but fired up
What Bernie did. A short series. Bernie Sanders has suspended his campaign, but his political influence continues to reverberate. While he has endorsed Joe Biden, Sanders clearly aims to extract policy concessions […]
Jessy Ní Cheallaigh: Ireland flattens the curve, but socialist policies needed
The Republic of Ireland has succeeded in “flattening the curve” of the coronavirus’ spread in relative terms over the last six week. The death toll is roughly on par with Denmark, far […]
No Borders News: Multilingual picks of the week April 12-19, 2020
Each week No Borders News recommends a few articles in world languages we didn’t have time to translate but wish we had, as well as noting noteworthy pieces in English. For those […]
Woo Seoc-Gyun: How South Korea flattened the curve, and who pays the bill
As of April 19, South Korea is reporting 10,661 confirmed coronavirus cases and 234 Covid-19 deaths. The country has been widely praised for its relative success in flattening the infection curve and South […]
Mark Johnson: Panic and discipline at the edge of Europe in Slovakia
As of April 17, with only 11 deaths for 5.45 million inhabitants, and only 10 Covid-19 victims in intensive care, Slovakia has been much more successful than West European countries in containing […]
Esquerda Online: Bolsonaro fires Health Minister, genocidal plan targets Afro-Brazilians
As of April 17, Brazil is reporting 30,891 confirmed coronavirus infections and 1,952 Covid-19 deaths. However, public health experts believe that Covid-19 deaths may be twice as high as official counts indicate while […]
Eric Toussaint: Suspend public debt payments to fight Covid-19
The territorial spread of the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a global health crisis which has created a completely new situation. The human suffering caused by the spread of the virus is […]
Peter Saxtrup: Denmark’s schools reopen, immigrants left out
As of April 15, Denmark has registered 6,511 coronavirus infections and 299 Covid-19 deaths, among the lowest rates thus far in northern Europe after the early adoption of social distancing and salary supports. […]
Action Program for Nigeria: How will the poor survive Covid-19?
As of April 14, Nigeria has reported 343 confirmed coronavirus infections and 10 Covid-19 deaths, although official figures may only be the tip of the iceberg. If swift action is not taken, […]
