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‘The Big One’: Climate activists to stage London protest in April

On 21 April, Extinction Rebellion UK (XRUK) will hold a large demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament. Labelled ‘The Big One’, the event has been organised “to demand a fair society and a citizen-led end to the fossil fuel era.”…

PERU: Between abuse of power and solidarity

Yesterday Peru was the protagonist of an act of total pettiness and abuse of power; but minutes later, it was also the protagonist of thousands of acts of solidarity with our brothers in the south. Yes, yesterday, the government of…

Social inequality and left-wing governments

A constant that continues over the years: extreme wealth and extreme poverty continue to increase in the world. Today, the wealthiest one percent of the world’s richest people account for two thirds of the world’s wealth, which is why economic…

Lament Of A Lifelong Liberal Democrat

1976 When I was in the third grade my class was given an assignment. We were each asked to write a letter of support to the presidential candidate of our choice. The two main candidates that were running for president…

The Monroe Doctrine Is Thriving and Must Be Undone

A poorly maintained tradition begun with the Monroe Doctrine was that of supporting Latin American democracies. This was the popular tradition that sprinkled the U.S. landscape with monuments to Simón Bolívar, a man once treated in the United States as…

France: great success for the first day of mobilisation against pension reform

In France, more than one million people demonstrated, according to figures from the Ministry of the Interior. The next meeting is scheduled in the next few days, on Tuesday 31 January 2023. In Paris, on Thursday 19 January, the demonstration…

We bring to the present the future we dream of

When we talk about future images that will significantly change the precarious situation of the majorities, we are talking about having the political will to go in that direction. In that context, when we review what is being done by…

West sees Ukraine as a Cold War ‘prize’ – exiled opposition leader

The US wanted to block EU-Russian integration and control the former Eastern Bloc, Viktor Medvedchuk insists The West’s insistence that it won the Cold War and was entitled to the spoils of victory – at the expense of Russian interests…

Police Violence Reached an All-Time High Last Year—Are We Ready to Shrink Police Budgets?

Police Violence Reached an All-Time High Last Year—Are We Ready to Shrink Police Budgets? By Sonali Kolhatkar The year 2022 was the deadliest year on record in the United States for fatalities at the hands of law enforcement. According to the Washington…

Peru, Pedro Castillo’s achievements that the elite doesn’t like

After the right-wing coup in Peru and the waves of protests against Castillo’s ousting, the question remains as to why Pedro Castillo was so inconvenient to Western elites. Certainly there are many answers, but we can identify turning points in…

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