Category Archives: International

Two hundred and fifty million take part in India strike

This was huge. Workers and formers in India walked off the job and marked against the new neoliberal policies the government of their country intends to inflict on them. With more than 250 million taking part across the nation, this was reputed to be the biggest strike in world history. Read this report from the Peoples Dispatch (27 November 2020)

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Murder of Iranian scientist called an act of terror

By Ben Wilson

A growing list of nations including China, Syria, and the European Union have condemned the assassination of Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh as an act of terror.

The nuclear scientist was attacked in a coordinated command style ambush, in the streets of a small Iranian city called Absard. The attack has been blamed on the Israel government and Washington has been accused of being the power behind it. Continue reading Murder of Iranian scientist called an act of terror

Global economy may be closer to the edge than many people think

By Joe Montero
The talked about economic recovery form Covid-19 is being exaggerated for political reasons and has little to do with the real situation. There must be some increase in activity after coming out of a lockdown. Comparison from such a low base is almost meaningless. Measuring the difference between now and before Covid-19 would be more useful. Continue reading Global economy may be closer to the edge than many people think

US election has not ended the great divide and the still deepening crisis

By Joe Montero

It happened. Donald Trump is out. Joe Biden is in and the world is celebrating. While the election result and what it leads to is primarily a matter for the American population, it is also important to the rest of humanity. The reach of the United States empire extends into all continents. Continue reading US election has not ended the great divide and the still deepening crisis

Chile votes overwhelmingly for a new constitution to be decided by elected community delegates

By Joe Montero

Chile has been in political turmoil since the uprising against the brutal crackdown of police and army just over a year ago. It began with a protest of school students against a metro fare hike, and quickly grew into a massive movement for an end to the circumstances that kept much of the population economically impoverished and denied basic human rights. Continue reading Chile votes overwhelmingly for a new constitution to be decided by elected community delegates

Prominent media and human rights groups line up with Washington to black out Julian Assange extradition case

Julian Assange’s extradition hearing continued last week, and a lot of time was devoted to argument over his mental health. The judge made clear, a decision is not going to be made before the United States Presidential election in November. Big media, press freedom groups, and some prominent ‘human rights’ organisations continue to fall in line with Donald Trump, and have mostly gone silent on the case. Author and member of the Glasgow University Media Group, Alan Macleod, writes about this (Orinoco Tribune 25 September 2020).

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