A Workers’ International Network meeting, Sunday 22nd May, 2022
(1) THE WORLD FOOD CRISIS A Workers’ International Network meeting – Sunday 22nd May – YouTube
As human life is threatened by new pandemics, slump, war and environmental disaster, the latest report from UNICEF warns that 48% of the world’s children today are malnourished – the worst situation in history, brought about by the domination of world markets by monopolies and by an inflation rate accelerated by war. The governor of the Bank of England has described the current soaring of food prices, further exacerbated by the pandemic and by the war in Ukraine, as “apocalyptic”. How can a world catastrophe be averted? For a Marxist analysis, you are invited to listen to our discussion, which is introduced by David Hemson, Researcher of international water, energy and and agriculture interventions and member of the editorial board of ON THE BRINK