Susan Price reviews Adam Hanieh鈥檚 new book,听Crude Capitalism, which analyses oil鈥檚 place in the global capitalist system and the changes in the world oil market.听
Asia & the Pacific
When martial law was declared in South Korea, Melbourne resident Seona Cho immediately booked a flight back to Seoul, where she joined impeachment rallies and labour protests, standing in solidarity with workers fighting for democracy and justice. This is her account.
Despite his failed December 3 self-coup, South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol remains in his post after MPs from the conservative ruling People Power Party (PPP) boycotted a impeachment vote on December 7, reports Won Youngsu.
Protesters across the country called on Labor to reconsider the approval of three new coal mines. Coral Wynter 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听
The rapid mass response to South Korea president Yoon Suk-yeol鈥檚 declaration of martial law, which stopped the president鈥檚 coup in its tracks, is explained by South Korea鈥檚 history of military regimes, writes Barry Sheppard.
Prehistoric findings counter the view that humans are naturally greedy, self-centred creatures, as cohabitation and cooperation were part of the evolutionary picture for thousands of years.听Rupen Savoulian reports.
Indonesia鈥檚 President Prabowo Subianto remains a loyal servant of United States imperialism, as his recent phone call to Donald Trump makes clear, reports Peter Boyle.
Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korea鈥檚 right-wing president, attempted to maintain his power through the implementation of martial law, but was defeated within six hours by a people鈥檚 uprising, reports Chon Kai Choon.
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The Forgotten Pacific sheds light on how island communities are weaving indigenous knowledge with modern solutions to adapt, rebuild and protect their homelands from the devastating impacts of climate change, write Coral Wynter and Jim McIlroy.
The working-class party, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 鈥 part of the National People鈥檚 Power coalition 鈥 gained an outright majority in the country鈥檚 225-seat parliament, reports Janaka Biyanwila.
A controversial and divisive bill that aims to undermine the rights of Aotearoa New Zealand鈥檚 M膩ori people had its first reading and brought parliament to a halt, reports Zara Lomas.
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo has described rich countries鈥 plans听to expand fossil fuels as a 鈥渄eath sentence鈥 for his country. Zara Lomas looks at Pacific Island states鈥 push for a听international treaty to phase out fossil fuels.
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