The Covid-19 crisis, the most serious global health crisis in a century, forces us to fundamentally rethink the notion of international solidarity. Beyond the right to produce vaccines and medical equipment, it is the whole question of the right of poor countries to develop and to receive part of the tax revenues of the world’s multinationals and billionaires that must be asked. We need to move beyond the neo-colonial notion of international aid, paid at the whim of rich countries and under their control, and finally move towards a logic of rights.
EU politics
rfi: Red and Yellow Vests in joint strike, but can they become joint force?
Tens of thousands of people across France downed tools on Tuesday and marched against President Macron’s policies. The day of strike action was called by the hard left CGT trade union. And for the first […]
Geopolitics
Peter Leary – Labour Is Trying to Silence Palestine Solidarity
‘Revulsion towards Israel’s genocide has produced the largest, most sustained English protest movement since Chartism — yet Labour is trying to prevent Palestine from being even discussed at its conference.’ In Tribune. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
The Cradle: Tel Aviv miscalculates: Why Israel’s shock strategy failed against Iran
Israel’s bid to export its assassination doctrine from Lebanon to Iran has backfired. Tehran’s rapid retaliation and deep strategic reserves have exposed the limits of Israeli power – and may drag Washington to the brink […]
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