World

French security forces on the streets of Noumea

The French government formally announced on October 1 that it will abandon plans for a constitutional amendment on voting rights in Kanaky (New Caledonia), reports Susan Price.

Destruction in Lebanon and inset photo of Gilbert Achcar

Lebanese activist and University of London professor Gilbert Achcar discusses Israel's escalating violence in Lebanon, analysing the broader regional dynamics, histories, allegiances and the need for international solidarity.

Protesting land grabs in West Papua

The Indonesian military is sending an estimated 5000 soldiers to occupied West Papua as part of its colonial land-grab, which includes plans to turn West Papua into Indonesia’s food bowl, reports Ali Mirin.

ship leaves port

Port workers on the United States’ Eastern and Gulf coasts took three days of strike action on October 1 and won an average wage rise from $39 an hour to nearly $63 an hour over six years, reports Malik Miah.

Free Boris Kagarlitsky

A stellar roster of left publications are sponsoring the October 8 online conference in solidarity with jailed Russian anti-war socialist Boris Kagarlitsky, reports Kerry Smith.

Mural reads 'Viva Cuba Libre'

A Drop Site News report has found that former United States President Donald Trump’s tightening of the 60-year-long blockade of Cuba, which is maintained by current President Joe Biden, has caused a devastating humanitarian crisis. Barry Sheppard reviews.

aftermath of invasion of Bucha in Ukraine

In the second part of our interview, Russian socialist and political economist Ilya Matveev sat down with Green Left’s Federico Fuentes to discuss how Putin’s Russia transformed from friend to foe of Western imperialism.

Two men in a marquee

As Israel launches a new front in its year-long hot war on Palestine, the risk that the conflict, backed by the United States, could become nuclear is a frightening possibility, writes Pip Hinman.

Ilya Yashin

Ilya Yashin is a Russian opposition politician who was released from prison on August 1 in the prisoner exchange between Russia and the United States. Yashin spoke to Ara journalist Cristina Mas on September 30, where this interview was first published in Catalan.

Human rights defenders in Honduras gathered at the memorial to Berta Ceceres

Honduras is facing at least US$14 billion in claims brought against it by corporations to protect their profits at the expense of people and the environment — a practice that applies across Latin America, reports Tamara Pearson.

Burning vehicle

Russian socialist and political economist Ilya Matveev sat down with Green Left’s Federico Fuentes to discuss imperialism’s “two logics” and how they help us better understand the world today.

Jill Stein meme

Support for Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein and Vice Presidential candidate Butch Ware is the highest since the party’s candidate Ralph Nader ran for president of the United States in 2000, report Barry Sheppard and Malik Miah.