Protesters in working-class western Caracas hijacked trucks belonging to Venezuela鈥檚 number one private food chain, Polar, on February 18, demanding the company cease hoarding essential goods.
The Polar food and beverage conglomerate is Venezuela鈥檚 largest private food provider, selling a range of products from beer to corn flour. But its owner, millionaire businessman Lorenzo Mendoza, has been consistently embroiled in scandal.
1084
Dublin, February 20. Photo via An Phoblacht.
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Dublin on February 20 in support of a Right2Change rally calling for an end to water charges and support for the Right2Change candidates in the February 26 general election, the next day
1000 people rallied on the steps of WA parliament on February 23 to protest against the Barnett Governments anti-protest laws. The "Criminal Code Amendment (Prevention of Lawful Activity) Bill" passed through the upper house on February 16 but has not yet gone to the lower house.
Democrat presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton secured a narrow win over Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in the Nevada caucus on February 20. The former secretary of state gathered 53% of the vote, while the self-described democratic socialist Sanders secured more than 47%.
Despite his loss, Sanders proved his campaign could mobilise quickly and battle the odds. In a speech following the results, Sanders recalled that just a few weeks ago, he was 25 points behind Clinton in the polls in Nevada. "We have the wind on our backs, we have the momentum," he said.
Making a Murderer
Written & directed by Laura Ricciardi & Moira Demos
Netflix
The Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer, directed by Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, tears the mask off the United States criminal justice system. It reveals, in clear-cut, heart-wrenching detail, the depths of its inhumanity.
陌lham Ehmed is Co-President of the Syrian Democratic Council, the political body with which the Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD) are affiliated, and a leading representative of the Kurdish-led Rojava Revolution in Northern Syria.
She spoke to about the QSD's recent gains and Turkey's bombardment, and threatened invasion, of Rojava.
* * *
What is your evaluation of Turkey's recent escalated attacks on Rojava?
Beyonc茅's backing dancers display a "Justice for Mario Woods" sign.
In the San Francisco Bay Area in California, where tent cities are slowly re-forming under bridges after being swept away in a 鈥渃leansing鈥 of the homeless ahead of the February 7 NFL Super Bowl, there is still a palpable buzz about Beyonc茅's performance in the Super Bowl half-time show (sorry, Coldplay).
In fact, it is a topic with far more currency than the actual dud of a game 鈥 and for good reason.
There has been plenty of heat this Palestinian winter in the campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel.
There have been some important victories, helped by the increased scrutiny of Israeli state violence since October. And equally, the hysteria from Israeli and Western political establishments over the 鈥渢hreat鈥 posed by the BDS campaign has reached new levels.
When veteran socialist Jeremy Corbyn was elected British Labour Party leader in September, many commentators in the corporate media and inside the Labour Party establishment warned his anti-austerity and anti-war positions would be a 鈥渄isaster鈥 for the party 鈥 rendering it 鈥渦nelectable鈥.
Assumed to have no chance at the start of the campaign, his staunch opposition to austerity measures impoverishing millions helped generate a tidal wave of enthusiasm.
While Israel鈥檚 supporters in Australia have worked themselves up over stationary shop Typo selling a world globe naming the area inhabited by the state of Israel as 鈥淧alestine鈥, this year has already involved new injustices for those living in occupied Palestine.
The 鈥渘ew normal鈥 of extrajudicial killings, set during the escalation of violence in Occupied Palestine last October, remains firmly in place. Israeli occupying forces have also accelerated their policy of housing demolitions.
Australians for Kurdistan (AfK) is circulating an open letter urging Australian academics to support their colleagues in Turkey, who are facing massive repression by the government for denouncing the war on the Kurds.
The letter was initiated by AfK member John Tully, who is an Honorary Professor at Victoria University in Melbourne. He is urging his fellow academics to sign the appeal, which has the support of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), by emailing AustraliansforKurdistan@gmail.com with a copy to John.Tully@vu.edu.au giving their institution, title and state.
A whole packet of new economic initiatives are set to take effect in Venezuela after socialist President Nicolas Maduro announced a series of far-reaching measures in response to the country鈥檚 economic crisis on February 17.
In a televised five hour address to the nation, Maduro explained the extent of the economic crisis afflicting the country as well as his government鈥檚 plan to tackle it. Economic initiatives include changes to the country鈥檚 multi-tiered exchange rate, an increase in domestic petrol prices, a new tax system and expansion of community control over food distribution.
- Page 1
- Next page