by V. Arun Kumar

People’s Dispatch | January 27, 2020

Capitalists of the world are descending to Davos, Switzerland, as a spectre is haunting them — the spectre of people’s resistance. The annual World Economic Forum (WEF) summit is a gathering of the world’s richest and most powerful elites at a Swiss alpine resort, with the aim to further the tentacles of global capital and protect the interests of the rich. As people across the world rise against neo-liberal plunder, exploitation and the climate crisis, this year’s WEF is attempting to douse the fire of resistance with the agenda of ‘Cohesive and Sustainable World.’