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Time for the South African Government to Declare a Climate Emergency
On the 22nd of April, regions of Kwa Zulu Natal experienced heavy rainfall resulting in devastating flooding, washing away houses and claiming close to 80 lives. Currently, residents are living … Keep reading »
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An Open Letter to Extinction Rebellion
The fight for climate justice is the fight of our lives, and we need to do it right. By grassroots collective Wretched of The Earth. Keep reading »
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Conservative ‘Blue Wave’ Sweeps Across Canada
The provincial level of government is now dominated by the Conservatives and other hard right political parties. The only viable resistance to Canada’s creeping blue wave will come from a united working class, writes John Clarke. Keep reading »
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Spanish General Election 2019
On April 28, a general election, for the National Congress and the Senate, was held in Spain after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called new elections. Sánchez is the leader of … Keep reading »
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A Climate Justice Critique of South African Political Parties
What are the commitments of the ANC, DA and EFF to a Deep Just Transition to Sustain Life? South Africa goes to its 6th national elections on May 8th, 2019, with … Keep reading »
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What you Need to Know About May Day
For more than 100 years, May Day has symbolized the common struggles of workers around the globe. Why is it largely ignored in North America? Keep reading »
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Day of Action Against Healthcare Cuts and Privatization
Across Ontario, in more than one hundred hospitals and healthcare facilities, staff and patient advocates staged an “Health Action Day” on Tuesday April 23rd. Keep reading »
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Labour Protest in Mexico 2019: The SITUAM Strike
#SITUAM (workers of the Metropolitan Autonomous University in Mexico) has a militant tradition, as many of its professors had been politically influenced by their participation in the massive student movement of 1968. Keep reading »
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A Vote For Apartheid: The End of the Two States Proposal
Mustafa Barghouti on what the Israeli elections mean for Palestinians, interviewed by Katja Hermann. Keep reading »
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Bolsonaro: the First 100 days
Near the end of the first 100 days of the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro – the first radical-right Brazilian president since the moderated transition from military dictatorship in 1985 to … Keep reading »
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Grocery Store Workers Take on a Multinational
At precisely 1:00 Eastern time on the afternoon of April 11th, 31,000 workers at 253 Stop and Shop grocery stores throughout Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts walked off their jobs. … Keep reading »
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Building the Slovenian Left
Interview with Luka Mesec, coordinator for the party Levica (“The Left”) in Slovenia. It is one of the few new left parties in Central Europe that has met with electoral success. Keep reading »