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A survey of 760 museum directors warns that the impact of COVID-19 on the cultural sector could shutter 12,000 institutions permanently. Source: One-third of US Museums May Never Reopen, Says American Alliance of Museums
Read More One-third of US Museums May Never Reopen, Says American Alliance of MuseumsThe meta-narratives of class warfare are the stories behind the stories. When this is purposeful or propaganda it often reveals the agenda of the ruling bodies- corporate institutions, state apparatus or press barons. The struggle for truth is not just determined by agency , wider circumstances are always in flux from nation to nation. Latency […]
Read More Editorial-The Story so far is getting loudGalway is struggling with capacity problems and homelessness. A new travel award will not help Source: Galway’s Lonely Planet award: ‘I don’t see how we will cope’
Read More Galway’s Lonely Planet award: ‘I don’t see how we will cope’A cat and dog home is launching a pet food bank to help owners struggling to feed their beloved animals. Source: Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home launches animal food bank for owners struggling to feed pets – Sunday Post
Read More Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home launches animal food bank for owners struggling to feed pets – Sunday PostPresident Moreno and leaders of the country’s indigenous peoples have struck a deal to cancel an austerity package that led to violent protests. Seven people were killed after the cost-cutting measures sparked outrage. Source: Ecuador cancels austerity plan in a bid to end unrest | News | DW | 14.10.2019
Read More Ecuador cancels austerity plan in a bid to end unrest | News | DW | 14.10.2019Source: ‘Time to build a pan-Celtic political culture to defeat Toryism’ – Sinn Féin President tells Plaid Cymru conference | An Phoblacht
Read More ‘Time to build a pan-Celtic political culture to defeat Toryism’ – Sinn Féin President tells Plaid Cymru conference | An PhoblachtAnother aspect of Irish and Scottish history has been the “auld alliance” with France, in which successive rebellions against the British empire added misery to misery through failure and partial victories but not without much impressive heroism that has come to be a huge cultural force in the rise of the national consciousness in both Ireland and Scotland.
Read More For Scottish Independence and Irish Unity! by Paul AndersonAll over the country, students are occupying campuses and holding general assemblies and demonstrations. Source: Students protest against Macron as strikes against austerity mount in France – World Socialist Web Site
Read More Students protest against Macron as strikes against austerity mount in France – World Socialist Web SiteSource: Austerity will have cast an extra 1.5m children into poverty by 2021 | Society | The Guardian
Read More Austerity will have cast an extra 1.5m children into poverty by 2021 | Society | The GuardianSource: A Brand New Beginning: “Austerity Measures: The New Greek Poetry” – Los Angeles Review of Books
Read More A Brand New Beginning: “Austerity Measures: The New Greek Poetry” – Los Angeles Review of Books
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