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Labour conference delegate suspended after opposing arming Ukraine
A Labour conference delegate who spoke against uncritical support for the Ukrainian government on Tuesday has been suspended.
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Cuba’s families code a bold step forward for LGBTQ+ rights in the hemisphere
Passed in a referendum with 67% of the vote, the law expands women’s, children’s, and gay and lesbian legal rights.
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Imperialism and capitalism are ‘bleeding the world dry’: At UN, Nicaragua calls for global rebellion
At the United Nations General Assembly, Nicaragua’s Sandinista government called for a global rebellion against the “imperialist and capitalist system” that is “bleeding the world dry.” Condemning illegal sanctions and war, it urged a new multipolar order.
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LPR, DPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye vote for reunification with Russia
All four regions have said their word; they voted overwhelmingly in favor of joining Russia.
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Whodunnit? – Facts related to the sabotage attack on the Nord Stream pipelines
For decades the U.S. opposed European projects to receive energy from Russia. It wants Europe to buy more expensive U.S. oil and gas.
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Faina Savenkova – Bad children
What about UNICEF, the UN, Amnesty International? Have they said anything about the children killed by the Ukrainian army? No, of course not. Like in the Myrotvorets story. They know.
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Amidst the Biden administration’s forever-wars policy in Africa, BAP launches a month of action against AFRICOM (U.S. Africa Command)
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022—October 1, 2022 is the 14th anniversary of the launch of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). Yet, jihadist terrorist violence on the African continent has increased since the founding of AFRICOM and NATO’s destruction of Libya resulting in civilian casualties and instability, which the West has used as pretext and justification for the […]
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How Ashish Jha and Rochelle Walensky of Newton, MA protect their children from Covid (but not yours)
Built on seven hills, Newton was one of America’s earliest commuter suburbs.
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The war on Germany just entered its hot phase
I have argued that Germany must open the Nord Stream II pipeline which can bring Russian natural gas to Germany without crossing other countries’ territory.
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From the Tops Market massacre to Ukraine’s war crimes in Donbass
Playgrounds are wonderful. I saw the joy when my child was between ages 3 and 8 playing on the playground. Here we have the science of physics and engineering used for the sole purpose of creating see-saws and swings designed to hold a child’s weight, manufacturing squeals of joy from children, not bombs.
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Britain takes aggressive anti-China line with hawkish PM Liz Truss
Liz Truss, the UK’s new prime minister, is the most anti-China British leader in decades. In the Conservative leadership contest that brought her to power, candidates competed to show who could be more belligerent against Beijing.
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Residence of Swazi pro-democracy leader bombed by alleged state-sponsored hit-squad
Mlungisi Makhanya, president of one of the largest pro-democracy political parties, PUDEMO, whose house was attacked “remains unshaken, defiant”.
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Inflation phobia hastens recessions, debt crises
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 27, 2022 (IPS)—Inflation phobia among central banks (CBs) is dragging economies into recession and debt crises. Their dogmatic beliefs prevent them from doing right. Instead, they take their cues from Washington: the U.S. Fed, Treasury and Bretton Woods institutions (BWIs). Costly recessions Both BWIs—the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World […]
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A people’s analysis of a world on fire
As popular movements across the world have been warning, we are undergoing a crisis of the capitalist system globally.
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How a pipeline bill gets greenwashed
A “clean power” group with ties to the fossil fuel industry is selling the Manchin-Schumer gas export bill as a climate victory.
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Launch of the referendum on integration into the Russian Federation in the Donbass, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions
23 September 2022 marks the start of the referendum on integration into the Russian Federation in the Donbass (Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics), Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. Voting conditions in each region vary depending on the security situation.
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Class struggle against growth
The Future is Degrowth: A Guide To a World Beyond Capitalism by Matthias Schmelzer, Andrea Vetter, and Aaron Vansintjan (Verso 2022) and Climate Change is Class War: Building Socialism on a Warming Planet (Verso 2022) are Verso’s two most recent “guides” to combating the climate crisis.
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Labour officials laughed at death of member accused of anti-Semitism
Labour officials laughed after learning that a member expelled for alleged anti-Semitism had died.
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New documents reveal callousness of fossil fuel execs—and Canada’s complicity
If your climate policy is supported by the oil and gas industry, it’s not climate policy at all
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From book burning to racist babies
On the 40th Anniversary of Banned Books Week, Jim Mamer examines the way in which more school districts are banning books that are narrowly focused on LGBTQIA+ issues, sexual identity issues, and the roots of racial tension.