Issues
The Americas: new centre of the pandemic
Markus Lehner, Neue Internationale 247, June 2020 Sat, 06/06/2020 - 13:08While in Europe, outside Russia, the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic seems to be slowing down, at least for the time being, the situation on the American continent and in the Caribbean is very critica Read more...
China after the lockdown: New problems, same policies
Peter Main Thu, 04/06/2020 - 10:10Constitutionally, the People’s National Congress is the highest organ of state power in China. Read more...
USA: Trading Lives for Profit – Updating the Reopening
Marcus Otono, Workers Power US Tue, 26/05/2020 - 08:55Trading Lives for Profit – Updating the Reopening Read more...
Pakistan: From workers’ protests to workers’ revolt
Shehzad Arshad Fri, 22/05/2020 - 07:51Protests were held across Pakistan on Tuesday, May 19 under the auspices of the Workers' Solidarity Committee, WSC. The protesters included political activists, students and women. Read more...
Britain: Relaxing the Lockdown? We’ll need workers' control
Dave Stockton redflagonline.org May 7, 2020 Wed, 13/05/2020 - 15:22Boris Johnson is due to announce the relaxation of the Covid-19 “lockdown” on Sunday. The Times reports ministers are worried there is a danger workers will become “addicted to it”. Read more...
Germany: May Day, a first balance sheet
Martin Suchanek, GAM Infomail 1102, 5 May 2020 Wed, 13/05/2020 - 15:17First of all, the positive part of the political balance: Despite a nationwide ban on demonstrations, despite the restrictions on demonstrations to 20-50 people depending on the federal state, thousan Read more...
May Day statement of the League for the Fifth International
International Secretariat Thu, 30/04/2020 - 11:20The impending catastrophe and how to fight it
We will not pay for the pandemic! We will not pay for the crisis! Read more...
The EU - the next Corona victim?
Markus Lehner, Neue Internationale No 246, April 2020 Wed, 29/04/2020 - 10:23Since the beginning of the Corona crisis, it has seemed as if EU regulations were little more than smoke and mirrors: border closures, debt for rescue packages, business support, procurement of medica Read more...