Julia V’s neighbour Markus died this month after a long period suffering from mental health problems. His death shows the alienation and loneliness of modern society, but also provoked an outbreak of compassion
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Let them Eat Beans
Profiting from Poverty by Punishing the Poor: The UK Free School Meals Food Parcel Scandal
Israel’s Medical Apartheid begins with the numbers
While the world has been congratulating Israel for the high number of Covid-19 vaccinations, Palestinians are being left out. Yoav Haifawi reports from Haifa about discrimination on a national and international level
News from Germany and Berlin: 16 January, 2021
Weekly news roundup from Berlin and Germany
Wir haben es Satt
Demonstrating against Agribusiness
Our goal is 0 infections. We demand solidarity in the form of a European shutdown
The German/Austrian/Swiss Initiative #ZeroCovid was launched on January 14th, promising a left-wing answer to the Covid crisis. It is affiliated with the international Zero Covid Alliance. Here we publish its call to action in English, Spanish and German
WBS für alle (Housing Promotion Certificates for All)
Guarantee WBS accommodation access for refugees and non-German citizens – a resolution to the LINKE Berlin Conference on 16-17 January.
Coup, insurrection, or none of the above?
What’s the difference between an ‘insurrection” and a choreographed test run?
When is a coup not a coup? A view from Belgrade
Anja Ilic grew up under US bombs and knows a thing or two about what violent insurgencies really look like. While worrying about the consolidation of the far right, she warns against rallying behind a state which has proved to be racist and corrupt