Just in case Trump is indeed talking about testing a nuclear explosive device, now is probably a good time to look back at the Bulletin’s March 2024 issue, “A return to nuclear testing?”, which lays out the many negative impacts of nuclear testing.
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Eugene V. Debs: Perseverance in the face of power
When Mamdani quoted Debs this week, he was not reaching backward. He was reminding us that democratic courage has ancestors.
The shadow art world: Rehearsing genocide
The economic machinations of the art world are often obscured, even if they remain largely traceable through commercial galleries, fairs, auction houses, cultural foundations, contemporary art institutions, public museums, educational platforms, and the like.
Case of Libya reveals rot in historic NDP support for U.S. empire
A new book on Canada’s role in the destruction of Libya should embarrass the NDP and prompt members to ask tough questions of leadership candidates.
UNEP: New country climate plans ‘barely move needle’ on expected warming
The latest round of country climate plans ‘barely move the needle’ on future warming, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned.
Why communists should care about the environment
Ahead of the CP’s Congress later this month, RICHARD HEBBERT looks at the pressing climate issues humanity faces and their interdependence with capitalism.
Major power politics, rare Earth minerals, and claims of genocide in Nigeria
David Hundeyin is a Nigerian investigative journalist, bestselling author, and founder of West Africa Weekly, an independent Pan-African digital news publication focusing on West Africa and the Sahel region.
The assault on the left: Trump’s crackdown in context
The President and his ruling party are attempting to direct a crackdown on opposition to their program under the banner of uprooting “The Left.”
Modi government’s sleight-of-hand
The point here is not to criticise the GST rate cut as such; but to underscore the fact that any such rate cut, must be accompanied by an equivalent increase in resource mobilization at the expense of the rich, a matter that is squarely within the domain of the...
Political sovereignty and elbows up: How is it going so far?
How lucky were the Liberals when the last federal election season began? Very. Twin perceived threats came to their assistance.
Settler colonialism: What’s in a name?
A critical look at a framework that has reshaped the study of Indigenous-settler relations.
Harvesting olives under the occupation: A day in the West Bank
During last year’s harvest period, while international attention was largely focused on Gaza, more than 1,400 settler attacks were documented in the West Bank. Especially notorious are the so-called “Hilltop Youth”—far-right hooligan settlers that have repeatedly...











