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PRIMARIES 2020: Bernie ‘Till I Die
Bernie Sanders si è ritirato dalla corsa.
Fine dei giochi.
Al momento giusto ha lasciato a Biden il compito di battere Trump. Il momento storico e sociale lo imponeva. Il virus aveva bloccato la macchina delle primarie e il voto “via posta” (o con altri metodi) non avrebbe dato lo stesso segnale di sostegno ad un candidato come il voto tradizionale.
A Strong Response to a Strong Threat
By Francesca Mele While WHO announced the launch of the Solidarity Respond Fund to raise money in order to tackle globally the spread of COVID-19, in some areas of the…
Do Not Forget Africa
By Francesca Mele In Horn of Africa, during January and February 2020, locust swarms threatened the livelihood and acres of crops in an emergency condition not seen in 25 years. …
L’Europa dov’è (e dov’era)?
A cura di Milena Di Nenno Click here to read the English version of this article. Il 21 febbraio 2020 sono stati individuati i primi casi autoctoni di Covid-19 nel…
Where is (and where was) Europe?
By Milena Di Nenno Clicca qui per leggere la versione in Italiano. On February 21, 2020 the first local Covid-19 cases were identified in the North of Italy. Since then,…
The Economic Implications of Coronavirus: Financial markets are falling
By Aurora Ceccotti The global aggregate bond and stock paper wealth have crashed 25 trillion dollars since the 21st of February and all global gains from stocks and bonds since…
Abdallah Hamdok & Sudan’s Freedom
Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdallah Hamdok, survived an assassination attempt in Khartoum this past 9th March. His convoy car was not affected, but the loud blast hit cars nearby, and the leader was able to escape, revealing that he is “safe and in shape”.
The Parasite of Capitalism
From Parasite to a parasite, that is how the global focus has shifted in these first months of the nefarious 2020.
Unfortunately, just weeks later another parasite ramped on into the spotlight, with the breaking of the novel Coronavirus infecting over 200.000 people in the span of just two months, bringing the world into quarantine.
However, these two “parasites” share a similar menacing truth: they inherit flaws of the capitalist system which now more than ever is exposing its true unnatural features.
Sognando l’Europa: i migranti in trappola fra Grecia e Turchia
Il meccanismo di scambio fra accoglienza e denaro sembra esseri inceppato. Al contrario il fiume umano è ripartito e i migranti trovano ad aspettarli e in partenza solo lacrimogeni e bastonate.
The Demise of a Controversial Leader
This 25th February marked a bittersweet lap for Egyptians. Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak passed away without being held accountable for his actions during the Arab Spring in Egypt, back…