World

The International Court of Justice ruled that states may be accountable for the wrongful production and consumption of fossil fuels, opening up opportunities for climate justice activists. However, Alex Bainbridge argues it is no substitute for building a more powerful movement.

The International Court of Justice has handed down an advisory opinion that for countries still reaping the rewards of fossil fuel exploration, production and consumption, is bound to be of concern. Binoy Kampmark reports.

Live Aid and people waiting for food in Gaza

Whatever the limitations of Bob Geldof’s monetaristic approach to famine relief in Ethiopia, thousands of lives were likely saved as a result. Bringing about justice in Palestine will, however, require far more than charity, writes Ben Brooker.

warships superimposed with countries' flags

In the second part of this interview with Green Left’s Federico Fuentes, veteran socialist activist Rasti Delizo accounts for the rise of new imperialist powers and outlines the faulty logic behind multipolarity.

British map of North American colonies in 1639

In the first part of this interview with Green Left’s Federico Fuentes, veteran Filipino socialist activist Rasti Delizo discusses the ongoing relevance of Vladimir Lenin’s concept of imperialism.

Drones and surveillance in occupied Palestine

Niko Leka reviews Jewish Australian journalist Antony Loewenstein’s two-part video series, The Palestine Laboratory, which shows how Israel exports weapons and surveillance technology to the world.

Esteban Mercatante book cover and cleared land

Green Left’s Federico Fuentes spoke to Argentine Marxist Esteban Mercatante about his new book, Fiery red: Communist reflections on the ecological crisis.

Francesca Albanese’s report for the United Nations Human Rights Council makes for stark and dark reading, writes Binoy Kampmark.

book cover against background of a crowd

Green Left’s Federico Fuentes speaks with Marxist sociologist Kevin B Anderson, whose new book delves into Karl Marx’s final writings to unearth key ideas of critical importance for socialists today.

book cover against background of feudal illustration

In his latest book, Yanis Varoufakis, economist and former Greek finance minister in the leftist SYRIZA government, argues that with the advent of the internet and related technologies, we have now entered an era beyond capitalism technofeudalism. But is this really the case, asks Neville Spencer.

Nuclear obsession warps our thinking about truth. Nuclear armed countries establish so-called red lines around their weapons and yet accept genocide in Palestine, aggression in Ukraine and civil wars in numerous other countries, argues Tony Smith.

hands behind bars

PEN America reported that authoritarian regimes around the world jailed more journalists and writers last year than ever before, writes Julia Conley.