May 5 is International Day of the Midwife, but Ricardo Jones, a doctor and midwife, is spending it under house arrest in Brazil after recently being sentenced to 14 years prison for assisting with a home birth in which the baby later died, reports Tamara Pearson.
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The Conscience, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) ship carrying human rights volunteers and humanitarian aid to Gaza came under direct attack by armed drones in international waters on May 2, reports Kerry Smith.
The Jewish state’s strategic objectives, which involve the elimination of Hamas, have been shown to be unattainable. Binoy Kampmark reports.
Thousands of trade unionists went on strike and marched to New South Wales Parliament on May Day, International Workers’ Day to remind Labor of its need to provide safe working conditions and better pay. Isaac Nellist reports.
In the first part of our interview, Canadian socialist activist and author Sam Gindin discusses the impacts of United States President Donald Trump’s tariff war on global capitalism with Green Left’s Federico Fuentes.
Sarah Hathway, the Socialist Alliance candidate for Corio, told a pro-Palestine rally that we cannot and will not address the existential threat of runaway climate change when we’re investing in genocide and war.
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Indignation and resistance to United States President Donald Trump’s bullying, deportations and economic reprisals are spreading across Latin America, writes Steve Ellner.
Indigenous communities across Peru are facing the devastating impacts of ongoing extractivism, while a series of new government laws threaten their right to self-determination, justice and land, reports Ben Radford.
While there is a justifiable focus on wages flatlining, given the rising cost of living and rents, unions must also take action over poor working conditions, as it benefits us all, argues Mary Merkenich.
Protesters took to the streets in many cities in pre-election protests for Palestine, demanding Australia cut political and military ties with Israel. Pip Hinman and Isaac Nellist report.
Australia’s undemocratic voting system works to funnel small parties’ preferences to the Coalition and Labor. Zane Alcorn argues that a proportional voting system in the House of Representatives would be more democratic.
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