International
Palestinian Intifada – How Israel Orchestrated a Bloody Takeover
The second Intifada began after then-Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon sparked the uprising when he stormed al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem with more than 1,000 heavily armed police and soldiers on September 28, 2000…
Behind the lens: Remembering Muhammad al-Durrah, 20 years on
On September 30, 2000, a Palestinian cameraman from Gaza, Talal Abu Rahma, shot a video…
The Rise of Allende
Fifty years ago [on 4 September 1970], Salvador Allende was elected president of Chile. His thousand days in office raised the hopes of millions in Chile, enacting policies to nationalise industries, expand education and empower workers…
MST encampment is violently evicted
In the early afternoon, police shot tear gas against the members of the encampment. According to the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement (MST), the houses and crops were destroyed several hours later…
The Revenge of Nature
“Capital has devastated nature and human nurture.
Now nature is taking its revenge.
Once again capital will shield behind stimulus packages
While the working poor will die out packed like sardines in their slums…”
Delhi rewards ‘politics of development’
“Modi was desperate to win it, but BJP only came back with 8 seats out of 70. Aam Aadmi Party, first formed in 2012, won 62 seats retaining power…”
Lula is Free
Lula vowed to fight to establish his innocence and excoriated what he called the “rotten side of the judicial system” for “working to criminalize the left.”…
Mumbai CHWs Win Right to Social Security
“How could they not be considered employees with the amount and extent of work that they are expected…
The International Women’s Strike: German Experience
On March 8, 2019, an international strike of women and people suffering the consequences of patriarchal structures around the world was…
Against the neoliberal education system: Indefinite strike of education workers in Chile
Galia Aguilera, 35, is a history teacher of basic education (4 to 13 years) active in the group of…
Brazil: Temer authorizes armed forces to clear roads
As a nationwide trucker strike enters its fifth day in Brazil, impacting several industries across the country, president Michel Temer announced today (25) on live television that he will use the Army, the Air Forces, the Navy, and the Federal Highway Police…
Brazil awash with corruption
On 24 January 2018 the court of appeal in Brazil confirmed a 10-year sentence handed down to former Brazil president Lula da Silva in July 2017. ‘Lula’, as he is popularly know in Brazil and around the world, is appealing…
