By John Ross The beginning of 2021 has strikingly illustrated that Europe is one of the most important regions in which contradictory trends on relations with China are contending with each other. [Read more]
Large parts of the world—outside of China and a few other countries—face a runaway virus, which has not been stopped because of criminal incompetence by governments.
Although the pandemic is the principal issue on all of our minds, we also need to pay attention to other issues that threaten the longevity of our species and of our planet.
Across the Western imperialist countries a Third Wave has already begun or is clearly coming. The situation in these countries, including Britain, is likely to get worse. Only a Zero Covid policy offers the prospect of eradication of the virus and an end to catastrophic loss of life and disastrous loss of jobs.
Macron’s government has expelled hundreds of Muslims from France, placed controls on Mosques and banned the Collective Against Islamophobia. Islamophobia is being whipped up in parallel with increased economic attacks on the population, which follow on from France’s policy not being to eliminate Covid-19.
The Progressive International is calling on the United Nations to take steps to bring an end to the US’ unilateral sanctions on countries, particularly on Cuba, Iran, and Venezuela.
US-backed economic sanctions have an impact on nearly one-third of humanity in some 30 countries, causing untold death and devastation.
There is an increasing overlap of the situation in Latin America and China. This feature of the international situation is shown in the recent speeches by Delcy Rodriguez and Vijay Prashad reported in this article.
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