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  Chile

  Chilean government’s handling of covid-19 crisis is a social, political mine-field

  April 27, 2020 Socialismo Revolucionario (Revolutionary Socialism - Chilean section of the CWI) Reporters

  Since October 2019, the political and social situation has changed in a very favorable sense for the Chilean working class and other parts of the population. The country saw a mass uprising which was a [...]

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  History & Anniversaries

  Portugal’s ‘carnation revolution’ – 46 years since revolt against right wing dictatorship and capitalism

  April 25, 2020 Manny Thain

  Today, 25 April, marks the 46th anniversary of the ‘carnation’ Portuguese revolution. A half-century of brutal right-wing dictatorship rule was swept aside in a day. The revolution started at 12.25 am, on Thursday 25 April [...]

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  Covid-19 Pandemic

  India: Fighting the curse of capitalism and coronavirus

  April 24, 2020 Jagadish G Chandra, New Socialist Alternative (CWI in India)

  As is the case the world over, the coronavirus crisis has exposed all the inadequacies, incapacities, and the insoluble contradictions of India’s capitalist state. In popular terminology, India is labeled a “democracy” because the world’s [...]

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  Britain

  London bus drivers’ action over covid-19 safety stops front door boarding

  April 23, 2020 Interview with a London bus driver

  Twenty six transport workers have died from covid-19 in London, the majority were bus drivers. Now London bus drivers have forced Transport for London (TfL) and bus companies to implement safety measures to protect them [...]

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  Covid-19 Pandemic

  USA: ‘Protest-caravan’ held in solidarity with Worcester city nurses opposing furloughing during covid crisis

  April 23, 2020 Evren Pallares Ó Laoghaire, member of Independent Socialist Group, and Teamsters Local 170 (personal capacity)

  The US is facing an unprecedented historic crisis with the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. The economy is in ruins, as over 22 million Americans file for unemployment, which is expected to rise to 30% unemployment in [...]