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Unrest spreads across the continent

Holding the government accountable for its lack of preparedness is crucial. However, given the sheer scale of the impact of the climate crisis on the Global South, talking about adaptation has its limitations.

This week: left economists cut through the baloney, rumblings of general strike, and a guide to wrecking your party

Being in debt obliges people to work more and more, no matter how precarious the conditions. Debt, in other words, produces obedience, and it affects women differently to men.

The victory followed a two-week hunger strike and two months of sit-ins.

Life should come before profit, human rights before property rights.

How Covid-19 Affects Capitalism, How We Cope, and How We Can Respond

However severe the current crisis, and whatever the outcome in November, big changes are coming in how the U.S. economy functions, how this country is ruled and its role in the world.

High-interest loan companies are using Utah’s small claims courts to arrest borrowers and take their bail money. Technically, the warrants are issued for missing court hearings. For many, that’s a distinction without a difference.

Private creditors have replaced the public sector as lead borrower to developing countries, which has contributed to a new borrowing and lending boom.