[Cuba has long been a leader in Socialist medicine. They were the first to eliminate mother to child HIV transmission and have long considered health care to be a right. They continue this leadership role during the Covid-19 crisis. Despite being embargoed and having limited access to international goods, most notably pharmaceuticals, the nation has... Continue Reading →
Yemen Runs Out of Fuel and Last Hospitals Close
[The situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate due to brutal aggression by the Saudi-led military coalition which receives intelligence and logistical support from the United States. Amidst widespread malnutrition, epidemics of cholera and diphtheria, tens of thousands injured, and the destruction of its water and sanitation infrastructure, Yemen has run out of fuel and must... Continue Reading →
Nicaragua’s Sandinista Revolution Is Still Thriving, After 40 Years
[Recently, the people of Nicaragua took to the streets to celebrate the 40-year anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution which overthrew the right-wing dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza in 1979, and also to celebrate the defeat of a US-backed coup against the Sandinista government last year in 2018. Despite recent US sanctions enacted against Nicaragua with US... Continue Reading →
Social Democratic Reforms Don’t Last: Public Health Decaying in Australia
29 July 2019 Bruce Bolton A death by one thousand cuts, for decades liberals have been trying to privatise the public Australian health system with small reform after small reform. This agenda kicked into a new gear in 2014 as liberals cut health and education funding by $80 billion which is a very significant figure... Continue Reading →