With its violent military intervention into Venezuela, the United States has begun this year with entitled and undisguised imperialism, writes Tamara Pearson.
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The United States administration’s double standards towards Venezuela have seen it move between buying oil from Venezuela to claiming the country’s state leaders are part of a criminal drug cartel to justify a military deployment and eventual attack, writes Luís Bonilla-Molina.
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Parts of Southeast Asia have been hit by typhoons and experienced severe floods over the past weeks, causing a still-mounting death toll and displacing millions. Green Left’s Peter Boyle spoke to Suresh Kumar, head of the environmental bureau of the Socialist Party of Malaysia, about the causes and solutions.
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The prime minister’s claimed concern for those impacted by the climate emergency rings hollow while he backs the fossil fuel industry, argues Ben Radford.
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Sam Wainwright outlines Socialist Alliance's “Take Back the Wealth” campaign in Western Australia and why you should support it.
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The real hope for preventing climate breakdown lies with grassroots activism and resistance, argues Alex Bainbridge.
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Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents a bumper crop of books for reds and greens to check out over the holiday break.
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Private generators regularly game the national electricity market to drive up wholesale prices, writes Max Chandler-Mather, and it’s time for a rethink on essential services like energy and childcare.
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The fourth day of Rising Tide’s People’s Blockade ended on a triumphant note after multiple actions forced the NSW Ports Corporation to stop bringing coal ships into Newcastle Port. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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Privatised energy, which delivers higher profits for energy corporations while degrading workers’ job conditions, is also sending power prices soaring. Renfrey Clarke argues the Coalition is seeking to hobble the energy revolution.
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On the eve of COP30, and as the recovery effort from Typhoon Kalmaegi and Super Typhoon Fung-wong continued in the Philippines, Green Left’s Peter Boyle spoke with environmentalist and socialist Khyl Ramos about the impact of these events, grassroots and government responses and the struggle for climate justice and ecosocialism.
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COP30 lacked any concrete commitments to climate action, promoted false solutions and denied indigenous voices, writes Ben Radford. Meanwhile, the grassroots Peoples’ Summit laid the blame for the climate crisis squarely at capitalism’s feet and called for indigenous-led solutions and the non-proliferation of fossil fuels.