ROB WARZYNIAK recalls the emblematic 1906 book, The Jungle, in its analysis of the crisis presently engulfing the US Food and Drug Administration
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‘The burden on Venezuelan women has quadrupled’
ELENA LINARES, president of the Women’s International Democratic Federation-affiliated Clara Zektin Women’s Movement argues women now face four main obstacles — including the policy decisions of the ruling PSUV government
Welsh wanderings showcase fiery destruction, alternative water ways and revive memories of a local mining legend, writes MARK SEDDON
As thousands die in the eastern DRC, a global health emergency is being starved of funds, says S KRISHNASWAMY
MAT COWARD explains how in the 17th century a row over whether to kneel at communion became a battle over religion, class and royal power
Renewed illusions in social democratic reformism are sprouting as a result of Andy Burnham’s rhetoric, but material conditions are already intruding into the debate, argues NICK WRIGHT
Andy Burnham could learn a few lessons from a previous Labour government in the pre-privatisation era on how to tackle water shortages, writes KEITH FLETT
THE world is facing the consequences of a worsening global crisis of capitalism together with the Covid-19 pandemic which accelerated the deterioration of the majority of people’s living conditions — conditions which were already precarious due to the structural crisis underway.
Venezuela does not escape this reality, and in order to evaluate the current situation of Venezuelan women, we must take into account the following four aspects.
Firstly, the consequences of a capitalist crisis and pandemic, circumstances which have been taken advantage of by the forces of capital and the governments in its service to strip the masses of their gains and impose greater levels of over-exploitation, redoubling all shortages, particularly for women.
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