How long can the Trump chaos continue?
Donald Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey unleashed a legal and political crisis that has intensified with one bombshell revelation after another about his abuses of power and megalomania. With the Justice Department appointing a special prosecutor to investigate Trump – over the o...CONTINUE READING
The end of the Arctic?
The Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else in the world. If current trends continue, the Arctic Ocean could be completely ice-free in summer by the late 2030s. This may be a boon for big business – think new shipping routes and vast reserves of previously inaccessible oil, gas and oth...CONTINUE READING
Evaluating the French elections
The recent French presidential elections have captured the attention of the world’s media. Aside from last year’s US elections, few elections in recent memory have attracted so much attention, commentary and anticipation. In France, the stakes were high. Marine Le Pen of the fascist Nation...CONTINUE READING
The fightback begins in France
Tens of thousands of Parisians took to the streets on 8 May, the first day of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency. The protest was an impressive opening salvo from the left in what is sure to be a bitter struggle against Macron’s neoliberal agenda. Macron, who tried to present himself during the...CONTINUE READING
The Palestinian prisoners’ revolt
Gaza is the world’s largest open air prison. The West Bank is a prison, too, segmented into various wards, known as areas A, B and C. In fact, all Palestinians are subjected to varied degrees of military restrictions. At some level, they are all prisoners. East Jerusalem is cut off from th...CONTINUE READING
Trump’s plan to make the rich even richer
Everyone knew it was coming. And we knew it would be bad. The question was: how bad would the Trump tax cut program be once it was unveiled? The answer: really bad. Rushing to announce his plan before the end of his first 100 days in office, the one-page bullet point plan released by the W...CONTINUE READING
Marine Le Pen and the global far right threat
Much as the defenders of the centre may wish and proclaim it, defeat for Marine Le Pen in the second round of the French presidential election will not put an end to the crisis of legitimacy of the neoliberal order. Nor will it signal an end to the frightening rise of the far right across...CONTINUE READING
Understanding the French elections
The 23 April first round French presidential election revealed the political effects of inequality and attacks on social welfare, with the electoral routing of the Socialist and Republican parties. Neither made it through to this weekend’s second round. Between them, the traditional partie...CONTINUE READING
Combating fascism in France
The 7 May second round of the French presidential elections is between Emmanuel Macron, a neoliberal who has already declared his intentions to continue tearing up labour protection laws, and Marine Le Pen, leader of the fascist National Front (FN). It is hardly an envious situation for an...CONTINUE READING