May 1937: When Spanish workers rose up to defend their revolution
In the first week of May, 85 years ago, the tragic end to the Spanish revolution played out on the streets of Barcelona.
COP26: Governments fail to act (again)
Once again leaving the climate crisis in the hands of politicians and business has ended in failure.
Battle of Blair Mountain: When miners took on the US state
By Chris Clough One hundred years ago, a five-day bloody battle raged in the US. A million rounds of ammunition were fired, and planes flew overhead dropping bombs and poison gas. This battle, the largest since the Civil War, is rarely mentioned in the history books and the centenary passed by without most politicians even […]
We need system change to stop climate change
By Chris Clough The world’s eyes will be fixed on the COP26 governmental conference on climate change in Glasgow from 1 to 12 November. But in truth little will be ‘negotiated’ there as most, if not all the fundamental points have been agreed in advance. And it is clear that the ‘big players’ – the […]
COP26 won’t avert climate catastrophe
Only a rapid and radical economic transformation can save us from climate disaster.
Leftist Strike Leader Wins Election in Peru
The centerpiece of Castillo’s campaign was to call a constituent assembly.
Mass movement shakes Colombia’s US backed government
Since April 28 Colombia has been in a state of rebellion.
Joe Biden bombs back better
Biden bombs Syria
Chile: Mass movement wins constitutional convention
From protests to the referendum and beyond.
End Britain’s colonisation of the Chagos Islands
Return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
Australia burns: who will douse the flames?
AS WILDFIRES rage across swathes of Australia tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in every major city to demand the resignation of the government and action on the climate emergency. For weeks global media has been awash with apocalyptic images of flaming skies, refugees, incinerated forests and the charcoaled remains of […]
Chile Rises Against Austerity
Chile joins a growing list of countries currently experiencing a mass revolt for a better world, free of corruption, poverty and austerity. These presently include Ecuador, Lebanon, Hong Kong, Sudan, Iraq, and Chile
Climate scepticism captures the White House
WHEN PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump selects one of the most notorious climate sceptics, Scott Pruit, to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) you know the planet is in trouble. Pruitt, is part of the team waging a legal action by 28 states against the EPA to halt Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan, an attempt to […]
Fracking menace threatens half of UK
MOST PEOPLE imagine that their fuel comes from oil platforms far out at sea, or wells in the desert, far away places removed from daily life. Energy companies go to great lengths to paint this picture. But increasingly this is not the case. Many unfortunate enough to live around the controversial fracking sites know that […]
