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1. George Floyd, a life

   Floyd was a victim of the “War on Drugs” pushed by Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Bill ... Minneapolis cop on May 25 that year. The cold-blooded assassination of this typical Black man sparked ... and had access to the Washington Post’s extensive files on race and journalists who covered the events ...

2. Ecuador’s neoliberal war on public sector worsens COVID-19 catastrophe

   a more accurate picture of the catastrophe on April 10. On that day, the total of those infected and dead ... the international media and the medical staff on the ground, who have reportedly been terrorised and ... the initial response of the government has been to blame the appearance of the viral horror on Correa ...

3. Kabul Diaries Part 17: In this dead end!

   further restrictions on women and banned music. Most barbaric, however, was the practice of public ... these rights to Afghan women on a plate. Afghan women fought against all odds to achieve their rights. ... Education Feminism International solidarity Middle East Women Yasmeen Afghan Kabul Diaries ...

4. Meloni’s victory in Italy spurs the far right

   right are seeking to capitalise on the crises resulting from Russia's war on Ukraine to mobilise ... Anti-racism Economy Energy Europe Far right History Imperialism & war Media Refugees & ... congratulated Meloni and Salvini for resisting “threats from the [EU]”. Eric Zemmour, who ran on Le Pen’s right ...

5. No war on Iran

   Imperialism & war Tony Iltis US aggression against Iran The United States military strike on ... need more resources spent on firefighters and communities, not on wars or fighter planes. “The entire ... al-Muhandis and Iran’s retaliation against two US military bases in Iraq on January 8 brought the World to the ...

6. How Cuba is dealing with the devastation of Hurricane Ian

   Agriculture Climate crisis Energy Imperialism & war Latin America & the Caribbean North ... Pinar del Río on September 27. Sustained winds of around 200 kilometres per hour lingered over Cuba for ... the island on October 4, 1963. When news of the approaching hurricane reached Fidel Castro, he ...

7. Afghan-Australians call for peace, asylum

   They chanted “End the proxy war”, “Stop killing children”, “Stop killing women”, “Don’t support ... Anti-racism Imperialism & war Anne McMenamin Afghan refugees Asylum seekers & refugees War ... on Afghanistan (2001–2021) Kaurna Yerta/Adelaide A passionate crowd of 1000 mostly Afghan-Australians ...

8. Stories of Vietnamese women in the struggle for liberation

   2020, 342 pp., $29.99 The Saigon Sisters, Privileged Women in the Resistance By Patricia D. Norland ... colonialism and then the US-led invasion. The two books’ value is in highlighting the strength of women in the ... grew up in northern Vietnam surrounded by the devastation the war left in its wake. She worked as ...

9. Afghanistan and the defeat of the US military

   Imperialism & war Rupen Savoulian War on Afghanistan (2001–2021) Taliban Afghanistan has ... fundamentalist insurgency during the Cold War. Please do not deploy the cynical claim of defending “women ... ’s rights” to provide an ethical spin on this 20-year military occupation. There was no concern for women ...

10. West Papua activists call on Australia to stop joint exercises with the Indonesian military

    Papua's fate hangs on every word Jakarta is turning West Papuans into ‘terrorists’ to justify waging a war ... Asia & the Pacific Imperialism & war Indigenous International solidarity Refugees & ... women, 338 minors and 17 infants among IDPs originating from the Aifat Selatan District alone. As at ...

11. Ireland: The fight to end US military use of Shannon Airport

    Europe History Imperialism & war Vijay Prashad US military extraordinary renditions Guantanamo ... Hercules plane prepare to take off from Shannon Airport, in Ireland on September 11. The enormous United ... veteran Edward Horgan, who has been on peacekeeping missions to Cyprus and Palestine, said the vigil is ...

12. Women take on BHP and win — a feminist herstory that needs telling

    well-paid jobs. We took on BHP and won jobs for women. I’m now a retired Australian Workers Union (AWU) ... Two-thirds of young women were unemployed, others survived on piece work — sewing in backyard “factories” ... had to take on women workers, because they were telling us "there are no jobs for women". We ...

13. Afghanistan: Violence against women on the rise

    Parliamentary Commission on Women’s Affairs, agrees, stating that the failure to prosecute the accused has ... Imperialism & war Workers & unions Lynette J. Dumble Back in October 2001, the US-led ... girls and women of an infamously cruel brand of misogyny. But the Taliban’s violent oppression was not ...

14. Life expectancy: The United States and Cuba in the time of COVID-19

    Anti-racism Climate crisis Environment Healthcare Imperialism & war Latin America & the ... the US system is based on profit and political grandstanding. When COVID-19 hit, the US dawdled for ... detailed info on the status of new patients, results of cabinet meetings on COVID, and announcing the best ...

15. Australia talks but who's listening?

    Anti-racism Climate crisis Democracy Economy Environment Far right Healthcare Housing Women Isaac ... National Survey was released on June 21 with a special TV event hosted by journalist Annabel Crabb and ... survey results are interesting in so far as they provide a snapshot of opinion on some important (and ...

16. Australia must support Afghanistan now, protesters say

    Anti-racism Imperialism & war Susan Austin War on Afghanistan (2001–2021) Asylum seekers & ... refugees Hazara minority nipaluna/Hobart At least 1000 people joined a protest on Parliament House lawns on ... August 21 calling for freedom for Afghanistan, women’s rights, refugee rights and much more support the ...

17. Sign-on statement: ‘Stop Turkey’s war on Afrin and Rojava’

    freedoms for women. It poses no threat whatsoever to Turkey, except in the example it gives to the world on ... how democracy, tolerance and women’s rights can be achieved in the Middle East. We therefore call on ... is being circulated by Australians for Kurdistan. You can sign on at the website here. * * * As ...

18. Has Germany’s global role shifted due to increased military spending?

    Europe Imperialism & war Sibylle Kaczorek military spending arms exports After World War II, ... the Warsaw Pact, when it was formed a few days later. Up until the end of the Cold War, the German ... towards participation in United Nations- and NATO-mandated missions. Legal disagreement on the question of ...

19. Afghanistan: Taliban victory the product of US-NATO intervention

    Imperialism & war Middle East Malik Miah War on Afghanistan (2001–2021) Taliban North Atlantic ... Afghani army collapsed. Weapons were turned over to the Taliban. Soldiers and police put on civilian ... if the Taliban agreed not to allow “terrorist” groups to operate on Afghan territory. The Taliban ...

20. Kabul Diaries Part 14: ‘Our privacy is now subjected to Taliban vigilantes’

    Imperialism & war International solidarity Middle East Women Yasmeen Afghan Taliban Kabul ... be. It’s usually a fun filled night for women.] "We agreed on the terms that it would be ... Afghan women in New York City on September 25. Read the full Kabul Diaries series Afghanistan: ...

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