A new YouGov survey suggests it’s a case of unrequited love between the UK and EU member states. A majority of European participants said they’d be unwilling to help Britain in a crisis – much to the annoyance of many Britons. The survey published on Monday by UK polling company […]
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COVID-19 Crisis Failure, People Must Save Themselves And The Economy By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance. August 2, 2020 | Featured Campaign, Newsletter COVID-19 Crisis Failure, People Must Save Themselves And The Economy2020-08-022020-08-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/covid-test-positive-from-shutterstock-e1596403076579.jpg200px200px Above photo: Positive COVID-19 Test. Shutterstock. The US is at a moment of truth. This […]
As many as 40 million Americans are under threat of losing their homes due to the economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, with tens of millions of people unsure where they will get the money to pay for rent after being put out of work, and a federal […]
Democrats Offer Half-Hearted Measures To Impending Eviction Crisis By Alan Macleod, Mintpress News. July 30, 2020 Democrats Offer Half-Hearted Measures To Impending Eviction Crisis2020-07-302020-07-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/cancel-the-rent-banner-out-of-window-e1596133595267.jpg200px200px Above photo: A view of a poster saying Cancel Rent Cancel Mortgage during the coronavirus pandemic on May 18, 2020 in Brooklyn Borough of New York City. By John […]
On Tuesday, US authorities gave China 72 hours to shut down its Houston, Texas Consulate, accusing its staff of systematically engaging in espionage. Beijing responded by ordering US diplomats to leave America’s diplomatic mission in Chengdu, with Washington claiming that China has no right to respond in that kind of […]
Cuba Defeated The Pandemic, Is Preparing To Face The Economic Crisis By Arleen Rodríguez Derivet, Resumen English. July 24, 2020 Cuba Defeated The Pandemic, Is Preparing To Face The Economic Crisis2020-07-242020-07-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/cuba.jpg200px200px Above photo: Ismael Francisco. Possibly no other country in the world has it worse when it comes to facing what Cuban […]
Capitalism May Not Survive The 2020 Global Crisis July 24, 2020 Capitalism May Not Survive The 2020 Global Crisis2020-07-242020-07-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/wolff.jpg200px200px Above photo: Getty Images/pidjoe. The crisis will cut deeper and last longer than many predict. The current global crisis triggered by Covid-19 is the third capitalist crash in this century. And governments’ […]
The Russian government’s revenues and vast reserves have enabled the country to remain stable and deal with the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Wednesday. According to the top official, the pandemic has slowed down the rate of economic growth, reduced revenues at all budget levels “and caused […]
The right-wing populist political party has been considering legal action against Chancellor Angela Merkel since February, when she attacked Thuringia Minister-President Thomas Kemmerich for depending on AfD support, prompting him to resign. Alternative for Germany (German: Alternative fur Deutschland, AfD) has filed complaints against Chancellor Angela Merkel and her government […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian aviation sector is going through turbulent times in the wake of the pandemic, which has pushed numerous airlines to the brink of financial collapse. Several airlines have urged the government to provide short-term relief, including help to pay salaries for staff. Stating that measures such […]
Last week, UK Cabinet Minister Michael Gove admitted that London and Brussels still have differences on a post-Brexit deal as negotiations on their future relations are under way. The independent UK think tank Institute for Government (IfG) has warned that due to the COVID-19 crisis, many British businesses are still […]
While most oil-exporting nations saw international agencies knocking down their sovereign credit ratings amid the crisis spurred by the Covid-19 outbreak, S&P Global Ratings confirmed Russia’s rating at BBB- with a stable outlook. In its report on Friday, the agency said that the Russian economy is expected to contract by […]
Morris Koll, grandfather of NPR correspondent Pam Fessler’s husband, enlisted in the U.S. Army and was sent to the Philippines in 1902. That’s when he contracted leprosy. In 1935, public health authorities took him to the national leprosarium in Carville, Louisiana. Right: A treatment room at the facility is depicted […]
…from SouthFront Saudi Arabia has become a hostage of its own military campaign in Yemen. The Kingdom suffers from both its own inability to achieve a military victory in the conflict and regular losses from the retaliatory actions of the Houthis. At the same time, the Saudi leadership has no […]
Massive crowds of people have packed one of the largest squares in Tel-Aviv on Saturday to decry how Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, handled the coronavirus pandemic and its harsh economic fallout. The rally at Rabin Square, which is a traditional protest spot in the city, was staged by self-employed, small […]
Beware Of Right Deviations That Have Emerged From The Crisis Of US Imperialism By Danny Haiphong, Black Agenda Report. July 10, 2020 Beware Of Right Deviations That Have Emerged From The Crisis Of US Imperialism2020-07-102020-07-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/lockdown-protest-form-black-agenda-report-e1594394452468.jpeg200px200px Above: Beware of Right Deviations That Have Emerged from the Three-Headed Crisis of US Imperialism from […]
The ancient missive reportedly shows how the rivals of ancient Egyptians had to seek the latter’s help in the face of the looming calamity. A request for aid sent by the Queen of the Hittites to legendary Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II over three thousand years ago provides additional insight into […]
(Sputnik) – Aguila Saleh, the president of the eastern-based Libyan Parliament, arrived in Moscow on Thursday to meet with Russian officials to discuss several issues, at the top of which was the initiative on a ceasefire, the return to the political process, and the Cairo Declaration on Libya, as well […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202007031079788996-french-prosecution-says-it-will-launch-inquiry-into-ex-pms-handling-of-covid-19-crisis/ Earlier in the day, French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Jean Castex, deputy chief of staff to the French president, as the new prime minister, hours after Edouard Philippe announced that he was stepping down. The French prosecution stated on Friday that it intends […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The coronavirus pandemic has clipped the wings of major airlines around the globe. The Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation has predicted that most of the airlines are likely to go bankrupt if governments do not take efforts to rescue them. The Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, a […]
The Pandemic As Part Of A Much Broader Crisis Of Civilisation By Roland Kulke, Transform! Europe. June 27, 2020 The Pandemic As Part Of A Much Broader Crisis Of Civilisation2020-06-272020-06-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/gnd-e1593273315385.jpg200px200px Above photo: The corona crisis has already killed hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Politicians and society as a whole […]
Sweden’s ruling coalition, which took months of intense deliberations and mutual concessions to build is now at risk of breaking up, should the Social Democrats accept the opposition’s demands for a harder immigration line. The Green Party has threatened to leave the government if the Social Democrats, their seniors, accept […]
Another 1.48 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, according to the US Labor Department. Economists expected 1.3 million initial filings as the nation grapples with a coronavirus resurgence. The new filings brought the total number of claims since mid-March to 47.3 million. Continued regular jobless claims – that […]
Black New Orleans Waste Workers Build Power Against A Crisis By Mindy Isser, Scalawag Magazine. June 21, 2020 Black New Orleans Waste Workers Build Power Against A Crisis2020-06-212020-06-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/untitled-design-5-e1592761688987.png200px200px Above photo: City Waste Union Facebook page. When Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. met with sanitation workers in 1968 in Memphis, they told […]