Michael Laxer
'Gross Denial of Reality': Biden Infuriates With Approval of More Offshore Drilling
"End Fossil Fuels is pretty clear," said one advocate. "Not 'hold slightly fewer lease sales,' not 'talk about climate action'—End....
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Michael Laxer
- 1 day ago
- 1 min
Parents of Disappeared Ayotzinapa Students Begin Indefinite Sit-in Protest in Mexico City
Image via Twitter By Global News Service On September 21, parents of the 43 students of the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College, who...
Michael Laxer
- 2 days ago
- 1 min
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Demands Renewal of Peace Process, Full UN Membership
By Global News Service Addressing the 78th session of the UN General Assembly on Thursday, September 21, Palestinian President Mahmoud...
Michael Laxer
- 2 days ago
- 1 min
Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C., Faces Another Terrorist Attack
By Global News Service Cuba’s embassy in the U.S. capital of Washington D.C. was the target of a violent attack late on September 24. In...
Michael Laxer
- 2 days ago
- 3 min
Latin American Women Take to the Streets on International Safe Abortion Day
One activist in Mexico said the country's green wave movement now had the task of "decriminalizing abortion in the minds of the people."...
Michael Laxer
- 5 days ago
- 3 min
With 98% Support, SAG-AFTRA Video Game Performers Vote to Authorize a Strike
"The result of this vote shows our membership understands the existential nature of these negotiations," union president Fran Drescher...
Michael Laxer
- 5 days ago
- 1 min
First African Climate Summit Held
“Africa needs funding from countries that have got rich off our suffering. They owe a climate debt” By Saurav Sarkar Global Voices...
Michael Laxer
- 6 days ago
- 4 min
Communist Party of Chile picks new General Secretary and President
New GS of the Communist Party of Chile, Bárbara Figueroa, speaks in 2021 - Mediabanco, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by...
Michael Laxer
- 6 days ago
- 1 min
Incidents of US State Violence Against People of Color Come to Light
By Saurav Sarkar “Democracy Now!” reported on September 22 on multiple separate incidents of state violence by the US government against...
Michael Laxer
- 6 days ago
- 3 min
Brazilian Supreme Court Delivers 'Historic Victory' to Indigenous Peoples
The court ruled against the Big Ag-backed "time limit trick," which would have only recognized Indigenous land claims if the group could...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 24
- 9 min
Red Review #115 -- International Left and Labour Report
With reports from Greece, Cuba, India, Nigeria, the USA, Canada, the UK and elsewhere. Thousands of strikers rally in Athens, Greece...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 24
- 3 min
'The Public Is on Our Side': UAW Expands Strikes to 38 GM and Stellantis Facilities
"We will shut down parts distribution until those two companies come to their senses and come to the table with a serious offer," said...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 22
- 5 min
Barriers to Movement Are the Never-Ending Normal for Palestinians
72-year-old Kawthar Ajlouni stands alone in her yard in H2, Hebron, the occupied Palestinian territory. The backdrop reveals a fortified...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 22
- 3 min
'Very Bad News': Human Activities Increased Extinction Rate of Species Groups by 35 Times
By Olivia Rosane, Common Dreams In what researchers call a "biological annihilation," human activities are driving entire groupings of...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 21
- 1 min
Six Months of War Between Sudan’s Security Forces Has Cost Thousands of Lives and Displaced Millions
Flames engulf the Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company tower in Khartoum on Sunday, September 17 -- image via Twitter By Global News...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 21
- 10 min
"A new and more just global contract is imperative" - Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez at the UN
Image via the United Nations On Tuesday, September 19, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 21
- 1 min
Nigerian University Students Protest Fee Hike Amid Soaring Cost of Living
By Global News Service Against the backdrop of a soaring cost-of-living crisis in Nigeria, students at the University of Lagos (UNILAG)...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 20
- 2 min
European Parliament passes resolution supporting Nordic/Equality model on prostitution
Image via Prostitution Research & Education In tremendous news for the fight against the neo-liberal drive to commercialize the sexual...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 20
- 2 min
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Form Alliance of Sahel States to Advance Collective Defense
(Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali) By Global News Service In an advancement towards mutual...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 20
- 3 min
Auto Giants Refusing Union Demands Paid Just 1% in Federal Taxes on $42 Billion in Profits: Analysis
"The tax system is rigged to benefit multinational corporations over the workers who keep them running." UAW members and president Shawn...
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