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Apr 2020
38m 45s

Europe: The final countdown

Revolutionary Communist Party
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In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, we're joined by Josh Holroyd - of the Socialist Appeal editorial board - to discuss the national tensions that are rising between the different European Union member states. How much longer can the European project survive? Will the liberal dream of European unity be another victim of the coronavirus pandemic? Suppo ... Show More
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