Green Left

Covid19 & The Global South Part 1

This episode features a recording from a online forum that was organised by Green Left titled "Covid-19 and the Global South" on April 11th and features front-line socialists from countries such as the Philippines, Malaysia, India & Iraq.

The first part includes recordings of the following speeches by

Reihana Mohideen from the Party of Labouring Masses (Phillipines) speaking about the impact of COVID-19 in the Philippines and what the left is doing in response.

Dr Kumar Jeyakumar, the ‘red’ medical doctor, from the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) speaking about the implications of the COVID-19 crisis for the politics of Malaysia and what the left is doing in response. 

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Hosted by Jacob Andrewartha, Produced by Zebedee Parkes

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COVID-19 Crisis and Capitalism: A Socialist Analysis

Jacob Andrewartha from Green Left has a discussion with Peter Boyle a member of the National Executive from Socialist Alliance about the lessons that Socialists can draw from the COVID-19 crisis. What are the limitations of what Capitalist governments have done in response, what are the solutions and practical measures that Socialists should be advocating, and what opportunities does the crisis present for the left as a whole.

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Hosted by Jacob Andrewartha, Produced by Zebedee Parkes

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Interview with People's Democratic Party (HDP) member of parliament, Hişyar Özsoy

In February, Green Left's Alex Bainbridge travelled to Turkey, where he spoke with Hişyar Özsoy, a member of parliament for the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP), representing Diyarbakır, the "unofficial capital" of Kurdistan. Özsoy is also a foreign relations spokesperson for the HDP.