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Why the 1% are to blame for climate breakdown
By Ben Samson The word ‘crisis’ has by now become synonymous with the year 2020. It has been…
A vicious circle: Climate change and environmental catastrophe in Siberia
By Rob Jones, Sotsialisticheskaya Alternativa (ISA in Russia) If Siberia were a country, it would be the biggest in the…
Existential threat of climate change looms large
By Ben Samson While the world reels in the face of the current Covid-19 pandemic, the climate change…
Covid-19 & the climate crisis: A glimpse into a future of disaster capitalism
By Gary McDonald Capitalism is yet again inflicting more shock and horror on the world that is bound…
Green Party — Business as usual won’t stop climate catastrophe
By Laura Fitzgerald Following the ‘Green wave’ of last May’s Local and European Election, the Green Party have…
Support teachers’ strike for equal pay
By Diarmuid Naessans, TUI (personal capacity) The Teachers Union of Irelands TUI campaign of strike action for Equal…
Climate changes creates raging fires and red skies in Australia
By Gary McDonald The current situation in Australia is a frightening glimpse of our future. The catastrophic effects…
Australia: Climate inaction and budget cuts fuel devastating bushfires
By Jeremy Trott, Socialist Action (our sister organisation in Australia) Australia is in the grip of an extreme bushfire…
Switzerland: Climate & women’s movements bring ‘Green Wave’ & gains for Left in federal elections
The elections to the Federal Parliament in Switzerland last weekend saw a breakthrough for the Greens; jumping to 13% of the vote and gaining 17 seats. They now hold 28 seats in the National Council (lower house) and have become, for the first time in their history, the 4th party largest party in Parliament.
The Green New Deal & Climate Change – Why capitalism must go
The 2018/2019 school year marked the start of a global youth-led movement against climate change. Governments were pushed…