On 15th January, the Dutch government resigned following the wrongful prosecution of tens of thousands of parents. Freek Blauwhof reports on government racial profiling and unprecedented injustice
News & Comment
R.I.P. MARKUS. A message from your neighbor — to everyone who miss you
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
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?