Twenty Indigenous Nahua communities in Mexico, together with hundreds of other organisations, are calling for a boycott of water bottling companies like France’s Danone, reports Tamara Pearson.
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New building standards must recognise that gas is high risk
The Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends group want the NSW government to change the status of gas from 'low' to 'high'-emissions energy. Kathy McKenzie reports.
Canada: State responds to ‘Freedom Convoy’ by invoking Emergencies Act
In response to the so-called "Freedom Convoys", Canada’s federal Liberal government invoked the Emergencies Act on February 14, reports Jeff Shantz. However, this move by the government should be viewed as a danger to community organisers and the left.
The crisis of capitalism demands a Chinese threat
The drive to demonise China is tied to the crisis-ridden nature of capitalism. Capitalist China has been both friend and enemy, depending on the state of play within the global economy. William Briggs reports.
Chinese-American wins gold at Beijing Olympics, faces anti-China backlash at home
Chinese-American Olympian Eileen Gu (Gu Ailing) is the first “action-sports” athlete to win three medals at the same Olympics, but is under attack for competing for China, reports Malik Miah.
Joyce’s Dungowan Dam election promises overpriced water
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce thinks he can shore up his New England seat by talking up the widely-criticised Dungowan Dam project at Tamworth. Tracey Carpenter reports.
Activists win positions in contested Geelong Trades Hall elections
Three union activists were elected to positions in a delayed election at Geelong Trades Hall Council. Sue Bull reports.
Canada: Counter-protests held against far-right convoys
Canadian socialist Jeff Shantz describes the community counter protests that rose up to challenge the far-right led "Freedom Convoys" this month.
John Pilger: War in Europe and the rise of raw propaganda
It is more than a century since Edward Bernays, the father of spin, invented “public relations” as a cover for war propaganda, writes John Pilger. What is new is the virtual elimination of dissent in the mainstream.
Germany: Ban upheld on Kurdish publisher, music distributor
A landmark appeal against a 2019 ban imposed on a leading Kurdish publisherand music distributor failed in the German Federal Administrative Court on January 26, reports Kerry Smith.
Kimba radioactive concerns move to Adelaide CBD
The federal government’s controversial plan to dump and store radioactive waste near Kimba, on the Eyre Peninsula, is the focus of new protest posters across the CBD. Kerry Smith reports.
Venezuela: Thirty years since the seeds of the Bolivarian Revolution were planted
Hugo Chávez broke into Venezuela's political scene 30 years ago this month at the head of a civilian-military rebellion. Andreína Chávez Alava takes a look at the roots of the Bolivarian Revolution.