UK’s ‘make or break’ election sees clash of radically different visions
The result of this election could have global implications with the UK likely to go further down the path of neoliberalism in the wake of a Conservative victory
As workers’ strike enters fifth week, will General Motors yield?
The strike by over 48,000 employees led by the United Auto Workers entered its 28th day on October 13. While the company has made offers regarding pay hikes and permanent jobs, the closure of four plants remains a sticking point
Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal is neoliberalism on steroids
Johnson’s plan, yet to be fully released, seems to do little to make the UK more protectionist and may lead to the dismantling of provisions safeguarding labor rights and environment in the country
Filipino transport workers strike against ‘modernization’ of public utility vehicles
Public transport workers are angry at having to bear the bulk of the cost of the modernization of public utility vehicles. They fear this drive will lead to hundreds of thousands losing their livelihoods
‘Good guy’ Trudeau approves oil pipeline expansion despite Indigenous protest
For the past year, a group of Secwepemc Indigenous people have been camping in the pipeline’s path to protest the construction of the pipeline
D-Day and the specter of the Eastern Front
The recent D-Day celebrations epitomize the process of erasure of the Eastern Front from the global imagination of World War II
Students protest Johns Hopkins University’s association with anti-refugee force
The Johns Hopkins University makes millions of dollars in contracts with law enforcement agencies, especially the notorious US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE has been in the forefront of the Trump administration’s crackdown on refugees
Thai elections see a contest between entrenched junta and resurgent people
Over the past five years, the junta has put in place a constitution which consolidates its position in the governance. However, a series of protests and the emergence of a new political force indicates that resistance will continue to attempts by the military to maintain its power