After 2008, China prevented a global depression by taking on a massive amount of debt. However, this merely paved the way for a larger crisis. This time the economic crisis will be far deeper, as China can no longer play this role.

German football has hit the news recently, with fans protesting against the increasing commercialisation of the sport. Once again, we see how the ‘beautiful game’ is being destroyed by profit.

World events are moving at breakneck speed. Covid-19 has set in motion a chain reaction, throwing one country after another into the maelstrom. All of the contradictions of the capitalist system are erupting to the surface.