The profit-driven food system endangers the lives of millions of low-paid workers. It’s time to adopt more humane and robust methods of feeding humanity.
Covid kills
Archive | Covid-19
Break Neoliberalism
A Ten-Point Agenda for the Global South After COVID-19
Neoliberalism has driven the the world system into a cul-de-sac. The Global South must lead in building a new international economic order
Xenophobia weakens the fight
Banning wild animal sales won’t prevent another pandemic
‘If wildlife-oriented solutions distract from the weaknesses that COVID-19 has exposed in global health security, the next pandemic will levy a higher toll.’
Interview with Fred Magdoff
Pandemic: ‘This is a time for bold programs from the left’
Covid-19 exposes capitalism’s gross inability to meet human needs. We must demand immediate measures to help people survive and recover.
Movement Building
First meeting of Global Ecosocialist Network issues Covid-19 statement
Activists from four continents plan activity, elect steering committee, and call for solidarity with the workers who are risking their lives for us all
Does Pandemic = Famine?
Covid-19 disrupts food systems; global hunger crisis looms
Global food price increases could be worse than in the 2008 crisis, causing major shortages and increased malnutrition in the global south.
Dutch manifesto
Five proposals for a better world after the pandemic
170 Dutch academics sign manifesto for sustainable, equal and diverse societies based on international solidarity