Archive | June, 2026

These two conflicts, the aerial and the environmental, are interconnected. Both reflect a struggle for survival shaped by a Pakistani state that has prioritized military spending over water security, geopolitical interests over ecological planning, and the interests of large landowners over those of small farmers.

Lindsey German on climate chaos and capitalism’s inability to deal with it.

One problem immediately reveals itself: what is identity and why does it matter?

Marxist historian of early modern France and Europe with wide-ranging interests in global history, political economy, the history of ideas and revolutionary struggles, Heller published ten books with a variety of prestigious university presses as well as with small and larger leftist imprints.

They keep trying different angles and rebranding it under different names, but the end goal has remained the same since October 2023: the removal of all Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

The statement from the South African Communist Party (SACP) came ahead of a deadline set by vigilante groups for African migrants to leave the country by June 30 2026.

The earthquake in Venezuela, heartbreaking by every measure, has been made far more lethal—both in its immediate impact and long-term consequences—by factors directly attributable to U.S. imperialism’s ongoing, multi-level assault on the country and its people.

Trump has suffered a series of setbacks in recent days in his efforts to influence the administration of state-run elections. 

The U.S. Southern Command dispatched the amphibious transport ship USS Fort Lauderdale and the littoral combat ship USS Billings to Venezuelan waters, along with C-17 Globemaster and C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. 

Lau Kin Chi: Both the U.S. and Iran said they have won the war, and so what do you think about these two proclamations? Who do you think won the war?

With extreme weather events worsening each year, and the world on track to surpass by 2030 the Paris Agreement’s attempt to limit global heating to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, connecting these disruptive and deadly events to climate change is a key part of the story.

On June 24, Venezuela shook under the successive impact of two earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 on the Richter scale.

The bipartisan consensus for regime change against Iran hit the wall of Iranian resistance. But Trump is forced into talks while democrats attack him from the right and expose themselves as partners in crime.

Sunday’s rally came after months of labor solidarity efforts with detainees, who continue to face retaliation.

Keir Starmer learned this lesson the hard way. Now, it’s Andy Burnham’s turn.

What is true of the world economy as a whole holds true for countries like India which have enormous labour reserves inherited from the colonial times, reserves hidden away in particular in vast agrarian sectors.

Washington issued a new general license related to relief efforts but has thus far maintained in place its sanctions regime targeting the Venezuelan economy.

Since the 1990s, an invisible intellectual architecture has shaped what counts as legitimate economic thought, narrowing debate until it seems like there are no alternatives. Reversing this brain capture is an urgent task.

Postmaster General David Steiner defended the rule at a Senate hearing and dismissed accusations that the Postal Service was acting politically after President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March restricting voting by mail. 

The cartoonist’s new book ‘Welcome To Hell’ is a gripping exploration of life in Israeli detention facilities.