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Covid-19 Pandemic
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While billions suffer, billionaires benefit from economic crash
By Brandon Byrne Since the beginning of the current global pandemic the world has seen the profits and…
Covid & gender inequality: The impact of the pandemic on women
By Emma Quinn Health and childcare workers, cleaners, teachers, retail and hospitality workers: despite the fact that women…
Workers must not pay for Covid crisis: Building fighting trade unionism today
By Sean Burns The Stormont Department for the Economy is warning that the jobs market is “heading back…
A tale of two Covid crises – billionaire bailouts & bupkis
By Mike Murphy We’re all in this together apparently. But, like a ship that’s taking on water after…
Yemen & Covid-19: Pouring oil on a humanitarian blaze
By Haritha Olaganathan Amidst a drawn-out civil war with ongoing violence, Covid-19 has inflamed the “world’s worst humanitarian…
Covid-19: Capitalism Rushes to Re-Open as Pandemic Grows
By Bill Hopwood, ISA Canada Around the world, countries are lifting the restrictions that were introduced to contain…
Covid-19 & gender-based violence
Speech by Mick Barry TD in Dáil debate on ‘Covid-19 (Measures to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence)’ “I’m…
Why you should be a socialist
By Dean O’Donnell Stability, prosperity and progress: Some of the common catchwords capitalism’s most staunch defenders have used…
North: Working-class solidarity in a time of crisis
“THESE ARE the times that try men’ souls. You will no doubt hear a great number of stories…
Sweden and Covid-19: “Corona strategy” failed to protect the vulnerable & elderly
By Jonas Brännberg (Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna- our sister organisation in Sweden) Three months have passed since the corona pandemic…
