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The G7 promising a vaccine handout bonanza is nothing but a hoax
The donation of one billion vaccines may seem like a lot, but in fact it is just crumbs from the tables of the wealthiest countries, says MARC VANDEPITTE
Activists wearing giant heads of the G7 leaders tussle over a giant Covid-19 vaccine syringe during an action of NGO's on Swanpool Beach in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, Friday, June 11, 2021
Ahead of an important CND webinar, ULRIKE EIFLER argues that militarisation is not only draining social budgets — it is reshaping everyday life, preparing society for war and demanding a socialist response rooted in the labour movement
ALEX GORDON outlines the real battle for workers in Britain and Europe, to break the state capture by arms firms and the new finance-technology capitalists
As Holyrood sets the Budget, the gulf between rich and poor is wider than ever. PETER OLECH of Unite Community Scotland argues that only by taxing extreme wealth can we properly fund public services and deliver justice for working-class communities
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has little to do with self-determination and far more to do with strategy, offering Israel a potential military foothold near Yemen, says JE ROSENBERG
Statement of the Tudeh Party of Iran
HEARING the G7 leaders’ pledge to donate one billion vaccines would almost make you believe they are philanthropists.
First, they emptied the whole buffet and now they are giving some crumbs to the poor countries.
With their solemn promise, they try to avoid the fundamental discussion about the patents and actually they are trying to counter the influence of China and Russia. What a sick joke!
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