They say that money makes the world go round. But does it? Surely, it’s workers who keep the lights on, the trains running and the factories producing. However, few will deny that money is important for greasing the wheels. Both corporate and government money, to varying degrees, are involved in the lubrication process. Concerning climate […]
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David Rhoades is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. 2023 demonstrated harshly and clearly what life would be like if we surpass the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold. Europe saw record-setting temperatures yet again, after heatwaves contributed to 61,000 deaths in 2022. Wildfires in Canada, Greece, and Hawaii covered a significant portion of the world […]
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This article was written by the Editorial Board of Socialist Alternative in the US. The Gaza Strip is an area roughly the size of the city of Philadelphia where over two million Palestinians live. It’s been occupied since 1967 and has lived under blockade conditions since 2007. It has been described with justification as the […]
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The dictator-in-chief met the warmonger-in-chief on November 15, for long-delayed talks. The last time Xi Jinping and Joe Biden met was in Indonesia a year ago, when they pledged to put a “floor” under their worsening relationship. Then a Chinese spy balloon blew a hole in that floor. The US side cried foul and broke […]
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Jonas Brännberg is a member of Socialistiskt Alternativ (ISA in Sweden). After just over a month of strike action at Tesla, the stakes in the dispute have been raised considerably. Predictably, the right and capitalists are trying to use the conflict to further restrict the right to strike. Tesla is going even further — in […]
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Jonathon Diebold is a member of the Socialist Party (ISA in Ireland). From luxury yachts and private jets, to trips to space that can release 200 – 300 tonnes of carbon into the upper atmosphere in a single go, it’s no secret that the super wealthy are also super polluters. A recent Oxfam report put […]
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Arne Johansson is a member of Socialistiskt Alternativ (ISA in Sweden). “I cannot emphasise enough that time is running out. Irreversible climate tipping points are alarmingly close. We can either save our world or condemn humanity to a hellish future”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has summarised the scientific message ahead of the 28th UN Climate […]
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Socialist Struggle Movement, Israel-Palestine The following Political report was discussed and adopted by an extraordinary membership meeting of Socialist Struggle Movement on November 24 and updated on November 26. Socialist Struggle Movement bows its head in grief and rage, and stands in solidarity with ordinary people from all national communities on both sides of the […]
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Women can never be free until the threat of violence is lifted from their lives. Whether violence stems from the brutality of war, from political activism or from their everyday lives — at work, in schools, on the streets or at home — violence is pervasive in the lives of many women. The International Day […]
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Over 500,000 Québec public service workers were on strike on Thursday, November 23. There were huge rallies across the province. This is the latest stage of the workers’ struggle to improve both their pay and conditions and the quality of public services. On November 6, 420,000 public sector workers in Québec’s Common Front of four […]
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