G. Dunkel

How the World Health Organization supports Africa’s response to COVID-19

As of April 18,  according to the African Centers for Disease Control, there were 21,990 cases of COVID-19 in Africa,…

April 21, 2020

U.S. economy crumbles as millions of workers lose jobs

At least 17 million workers in the United States lost their jobs from the second week of March to the…

April 17, 2020

When will the government checks come?

Almost  every  media  outlet  in  the  United States carried the news: 3.28 million claims for unemployment insurance (UI) were made…

April 10, 2020

Haiti faces a coronavirus catastrophe

The predictions are grim, and the figures are totally misleading: As of April 5, 6 p.m., Haiti reported only 21…

April 8, 2020

After teachers protest, New York City closes schools

New York On March 22, Education Week Magazine announced that 118,000 schools with 53.7 million students had been closed to…

March 27, 2020

French anti-worker pension plan becomes law without a vote 

Hundreds of thousands of people have been in the streets protesting for months. Transportation strikes have disrupted travel. Public opinion…

March 12, 2020

New employment analysis shows that a good job is hard to find these days

The constitutionally mandated State of the Union address opened Feb. 4 with the first of many boasts: “Jobs are booming,…

February 11, 2020

After Brexit, will Britain become U.S. puppet?

At the stroke of 11 p.m. on Jan. 31, Britain was no longer part of the European Union and free…

February 7, 2020

Sanctions Kill Campaign mobilizes for actions March 13-15

New York City Beginning in the fall of 2019, anti-war and progressive activists became increasingly concerned that the United States…

February 4, 2020

Workers in France say ‘No!’ to government attack on retirement plan

In France 1.3 million workers and their supporters struck, marched and protested Jan. 24 against the Macron government's plan to…

January 30, 2020