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Britain’s Brexit crisis is rooted in history and the best future is with Europe

January 25, 2019 Editor 0

By Joe Montero The United kingdom’s Brexit mess cannot be merely passed off as the fault of an incompetent Prime Minister. Whoever was heading the government was always going to be in trouble over it. […]

France’s Yellow Vest rebellion is still going strong

January 25, 2019 Editor 0

By Joe Montero This last Saturday at least one hundred thousand Yellow Vests, Gilets Jaunes in French, marched through the streets of Paris. Marches also occurred in other cities and regions throughout France.

Video: Our planet is heating up and fast

December 24, 2018 Editor 0

Climate scientists say we have little more than a decade, maybe two, to cap global warming to a moderate – but still serious level. Video from Al Jazeera English

Video: 15-year-old climate activist calls out world leaders for inaction

December 23, 2018 Editor 0

“You say you love your children above all else, yet you are stealing their futures right before their very eyes.” – This 15-year-old activist just called out world leaders for their global inaction on climate […]

France’s Yellow Vests rebellion has gone on for more than four weeks and shows no sign of ending

December 23, 2018 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Yellow vests protest continued throughout France for the fifth week over the weekend. This is despite some concessions made by President Macron. This has not been enough. They want him to resign.

Bolivarian movement wins big in Venezuela’s municipal elections

December 16, 2018 Editor 0

Venezuela has just had municipal elections and the result was a landslide victory for the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). There were also important wins for candidates standing for grass roots (communal) organisations, some […]

Video: West Papuans arrested for calling for an end to human rights abuses and raising the morning star flag

December 16, 2018 Editor 0

As West Papuans celebrated Human Rights Day on 10 December and took part in ceremonies, where the independence Morning Star flag was raised, the Indonesian occupation forces came in and arrested dozens. So far, about […]

What is France’s Yellow Vest rebellion?

December 15, 2018 Editor 0

By Joe Montero It is often not easy to know what is happening on the other side of the world, especially when volumes of misinformation are involved. The present unrest in France is a good […]

Russia moves to dump American dollar

November 13, 2018 Editor 0

By Joe Montero As Washington moves towards implementing tougher new sanctions against Russia, including the denial of access to international banks and trade in American dollars, Moscow is considering its options.

Video: Noam Chomsky condemns Trump for pulling out of landmark nuclear arms treaty

November 13, 2018 Editor 0

President Donald Trump recently announced plans to pull the United States out of a landmark nuclear arms pact with Russia in a move that could spark a new arms race. President Ronald Reagan and former […]