The global capitalist network is free to move its productive activities between countries and regions in search of profit, but its workers have families and responsibilities and cannot move. The new capitalism has disconnected from or allied with the unions which used to represent the workers. Finding solidarity will require […]
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The crisis of capitalism and social unrest
The neoliberal discourse proposed, among other things, to put an end to the cyclical crises of the capitalist system, giving way to a scenario of permanent progress for all humanity. Juan Diego García That is why one of its central measures was to reduce the role of the […]
Restoring the great in Britain
I have often thought that the title Great Britain spoke of the pomposity and hubris which stems from our small island mentality and the ancient legacy of the British Empire which prevails in English nostalgia. Peter Cook* We have been taught a valuable lesson by Brexit, that no […]
What a difference a week makes
I arrived at the Palestine Museum of Natural History / Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability, housed in the buildings and grounds of an old convent, on Sunday 1st October, after a slightly more complicated and wearing journey than expected, due to a broken-down plane at Luton Airport. Johnnie Byrne […]
Inequality as a cause of hunger and famine
More than 42 million inhabitants of Latin America and the Caribbean suffer from hunger. This is around 6.5% of their population, totalling 662 million. Persistent inequalities deepen food insecurity for the population who are in a situation of poverty. Sergio Ferrari Today hunger is greater than during pre-Covid […]
















