A global campaign has been launched for cancellation of Ukraine’s foreign debt, which stands at US$125 billion, reports Federico Fuentes.
Green Left
Climate activists call for ‘solutions not pollution’
Climate activists protested amid the rainstorm outside a business summit at the Hyatt Regency to demand funding for climate solutions. Kerry Smith reports.
Spanish, French left: How to stop Putin without boosting NATO, EU?
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has delivered many political presents to forces supporting the status quo of the European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, reports Dick Nichols.
Anti-AUKUS protesters take aim at US Chamber of Commerce weapons’ promotion
Protesters held a small but vocal protest outside a US Chamber of Commerce in Australia luncheon in February. Kerry Smith reports.
Honduras: Xiomara Castro’s gov’t to end open-pit mining
The newly inaugurated government of progressive President Xiomara Castro declared Honduras free of open-pit mining on February 28 as a measure to protect its environment, reports People's Dispatch.
Poem: ‘Refusal’
A new poem, written on International Women’s Day. In the middle of the climate crisis. At the brink of another possible world war. By Jepke Goudsmit.
To save the food system we need urgent climate action
Climate change has the potential to bring about an overall break-down in important ecological and social systems, including agriculture and food production. Alex Bainbridge reports.
To war or not to war?
Given the potential for Putin’s horrific war on Ukraine to grow, an understandable impulse is to frame him as ‘evil’ and a threat to us all. Aleks Wansbrough argues that this bolsters the narrative that West cannot accede to any of Putin’s demands, thereby dooming...
What does Russia’s invasion of Ukraine tell us about 21st century imperialism?
Federico Fuentes spoke with Argentine Marxist economist Claudio Katz about the nature of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and what position anti-imperialists should take in the conflict.
Wages at an all time low means unions will have to break unjust laws
Wage growth for workers is at an all-time low while the cost of living for ordinary people is steadily rising. Sue Bolton argues only way to lift wages is if unions go on the offensive and build confidence among workers to take industrial action — legal or illegal....
Antarctica – the object of geopolitical competition and scientific endeavor
The Australian government has announced a new funding package to increase strategic and scientific activities in Antarctica. Rupen Savoulian argues that while the funding will benefit science, geopolitical considerations are behind it.
Riches for Australian miner equals misery for Thai villagers
A polluting gold mine in central Thailand owned by Australian company Kingsgate that was closed by the Thai government has been allowed to reopen, reports Tim Ginty.