The pandemic and its aftermath
The fifth virtual meeting MULTIPLE VOICES IN REDH, “The pandemic and its aftermath” Will take place today, Wednesday, June 24 at 18:00 (Mexico time).The pandemic exposed a serious crisis in the health sector in capitalist one side of the world, the desire for profit above human life and, onother places, cooperation between peoples, mutual aid and solidarity; Which one of these two models will prevail? Will International relations betransformed after Coronavirus? Who will win in the race to find a vaccine? The right to have immunological protection must be guaranteed orshould only who can afford to pay survive? Why the success of Cuba and Venezuela in attention to the pandemic is hidden by the world? Why is there an international media silence in relation to the humanitarian crisis that occurs in Ecuador and in other countries? A debate on these and more highlited topics will be held among journalist Luis Hernández Navarro as presenter and host, renowned economist and professor Dr. José Luis Rodríguez, member of the SEPLA chapter in Cuba, with Professor Julio Gambina, Economist and Doctor of Social Sciences, part of the Board of SEPLA, and Antonio Elías, economist, academic and also director of the SEPLA. From Argentina,…
ARTICLE – DISCUSSION POINT MAGAZINE – THE PITFALLS OF FREE TRADE
The pitfalls of free trade Protest against Tisa in Montevideo, April 2015 How the offensive of capital in South America has worked *Antonio Elías From the crisis of the early 70s and the sharp drop in profit rate, a new offensive from capital takes place to impose a new model of accumulation. From which there can be identified various stages and different forms of political domination. The characteristics of each step, in turn, are contradictory social processes, and involve complexities, advances and setbacks characteristic of the development of capital trends and the correlation of forces in each country. (more…)
Uruguay Chapter
Representative of the Uruguayan Chapter of SEPLA