‘Criminal charges against against nine Palestine solidarity activists who shut down a UK drone engines factory for two days last summer were dropped at the end of January. The case had been due to go […]
‘There was the old American lefty paper, the Guardian, and the Village Voice, which beat the Sixties into the world, and its later imitators like the Boston Phoenix. There was Liberation News Service, the Rat […]
‘Based on polarizing events during the first month of 2015, it would appear that racism around the world may be increasing. Anti-Moslem demonstrations have taken place throughout Europe. Just one day prior to the Charlie […]
‘Thousands of people have taken part in the ‘March for Homes’ in London, to demand solutions to the escalating housing crisis. Groups of protesters gathered to listen to speeches at Elephant and Castle and Shoreditch […]
‘Britons dislike Israel more than they do any other non-European country in the world, with the exception of North Korea, a new study found. The Chatham House-YouGov survey, which documents British attitudes toward the United […]
‘Britons dislike Israel more than they do any other non-European country in the world, with the exception of North Korea, a new study found. The Chatham House-YouGov survey, which documents British attitudes toward the United […]
‘On Friday, New York Police Department Commissioner William J. Bratton announced the formation of a 350-member paramilitary police unit specializing in “disorder control and counter-terrorism.” Bratton made clear the new unit would be used to […]
‘Having just written that Greece needs Spartans in order to prevail over its creditors and the EU, the new Greek government is showing signs of being Spartans. Listen to these words from Greece’s new Prime […]
‘Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets across Ireland in protest at the introduction of water charges applied under Dublin’s bailout deal with its international creditors following the 2008 financial crisis. The […]
‘Fracking in Poland dealt a seismic blow as the last big energy producer left in Polish shale extraction leaves the sector. Energy giant Chevron has said it is abandoning natural gas exploration in Poland’s shale […]
‘Tens of thousands of people have massed in central Madrid for a rally organised by radical Spanish leftists Podemos. The “March for Change” is one of the party’s first outdoor mass rallies, as it looks […]
‘Few in Greece, even five years ago, would have imagined their recession- and austerity-ravaged country as it is now: 1.3 million people – 26% of the workforce – without a job (and most of them […]