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“Poor people have a right to eat well”: towards quality, locally grown food aid in France

23rd Jun 2021 Equal Times 0

On the shelves of the Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy branch of the national food bank network, Banque Alimentaire (Food Bank), located in a wholesale market in the eastern […]

In the fallout from COVID-19, Latin America risks losing its remittance lifeline

29th Jun 2020 Equal Times 0

Under normal circumstances, Isaac Cubillan would have stayed home, a place he describes as having everything: beaches, beautiful landscapes and delicious food. But, one of […]

What about the kids? COVID-19 also puts children’s rights at risk

2nd Jun 2020 Equal Times 0

When the editors of Nature magazine first used the term ‘coronavirus’ in 1968, they probably never, not even in their wildest dreams, imagined that the concept would become […]

In one of the most religious countries in the world, Nigerian churches and mosques have joined the fight against the coronavirus

28th May 2020 Equal Times 0

On a Sunday morning in April, the rising sun casts shadows over St Dominic’s Catholic Church in Yaba, a lively neighbourhood in the biggest city […]

Can the EU’s COVID recovery formula save Europe’s workers from poverty?

26th May 2020 Equal Times 0

Millions of people have already lost their jobs as hundreds of thousands of shops, offices, restaurants, cafés and businesses throughout the world have had to […]

Is there any way out of the US student debt crisis?

3rd Apr 2019 Equal Times 0

By working three jobs while in college and with some financial assistance from her mother, Karen Hawkins managed to pay off her undergraduate loans of […]

SAFTU and working class formations march for a pro-poor budget

20th Feb 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Saftu led a march on Parliament to bring demands to the finance minister on the day of his budget speech.

Arrest of ZCTU leaders highlights continued repression of trade unions in Zimbabwe

20th Nov 2018 Equal Times 0

On 16 November 2018, seven members of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) – including ZCTU Secretary General Japhet Moyo and ZCTU President Peter […]

Brazil’s public universities are in crisis

31st Oct 2018 Equal Times 0

It’s the night of 2 September 2018 and Brazil’s National Museum is burning. Jean-François Evran, professor of anthropology at the Federal University of Rio de […]

Venezuela: where a crisis and a “gold rush” are creating an environmental disaster

13th Sep 2018 Equal Times 0

Under glass displays, nappies and coffee are sold as luxury items in the supermarkets of Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. Customers’ baskets are mostly empty. […]

Behind the scenes at Disneyland: exploited workers “deserve a share of the magic”

30th Aug 2018 Equal Times 0

Every night, after the last visitors leave, Artemis Bell rolls up her sleeves and cleans the streets of Disneyland with a pressure washer. “My team […]

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