global solidarity maldekstra international 2020 The world is in disarray: social divisions, inequality, economic crisis, the climate catastrophe and the rise of a new authoritari- anism all challenge the very foundations of civilization. Say- ing that capitalism offers no answers is not enough. We need effective alternatives, alternative experiments, more democracy, and socialist discussions. But there is another truth that is particu- larly evident amidst the Covid-19 pandemic: the challenges of a global world cannot be solved at the national level alone. Whether it is a matter of addressing the climate crisis, of the necessary restructuring of production methods, or of the worldwide fight for social justice: leftist forces in societies right around the world—in all their diversity, with their regional knowledge and experiences in local struggles for a better world—must redis- cover internationalism and renew it from the bottom up. Imprint maldekstra is published by common Verlagsgenossenschaft e.G, Franz-Mehring-Platz 1, 10243 Berlin in cooperation with the Advisory Board Hana Pfennig, Boris Kanzleiter Editorial staff Kathrin Gerlof (V.i.S.d.P.), Anne Schindler, Cooperation: Tom Strohschneider Design Michael Pickardt Graphic p. 100 schroeter&berger Contact phone +49 (0)30 2978 4678
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