Climate change
Activists target a museum over links with Shell
Climate fighters protested at London’s Science Museum last week. Meanwhile the Tories are failing to act on climate change, reports Sophie Squire
Letters—Scotland failing on climate target as Cop26 approaches
It's particularly outrageous as Glasgow will host this year’s UN climate conference in November.
Priti Patel contacted top cops during XR media protests
Home secretary Priti Patel personally contacted the police as Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists blocked the production of right-wing newspapers last September.
Protesters confront failing politicians at G7 summit
Protesters raged at the G7 world leaders’ summit in Cornwall on Friday and Saturday at the start of a weekend of resistance.
G7 Summit—world leaders accelerate towards climate chaos
The G7 Summit this week in Cornwall will see the world’s most powerful leaders discuss a response to the environmental emergency. Sophie Squire explores the leaders’ response to the climate crisis that is threatening all our futures
Letters—Profit amid Sri Lanka devastation
My home land of Sri Lanka is being despoiled by people who put money first. A chemical-laden cargo ship sank off the coast near the city of Colombo last week.
Cities have no plans to deal with climate crisis
17 May 2021Scorching temperatures, rising sea levels, flooding and droughts are facing over half of the world’s population that live in cities.
XR co-founder arrested for conspiracy as state ramps up repression
12 May 2021The co-founder of Extinction Rebellion (XR) has been arrested for conspiracy to commit fraud and criminal damage on Tuesday.
Marxism 2021 online event debates where next for the left
08 May 2021A weekend of discussion brought socialists together in the aftermath of elections that underlined Labour's failings
XR activists acquitted over printing plant protests
03 May 2021The protests were able to delay the distribution of newspapers including The Sun, The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Mail. The estimated cost of this delay was £1.2 million.
Climate activists celebrate court success as world leaders’ pledges fall short
24 April 2021Six Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists were acquitted of criminal damage charges in a landmark verdict at Southwark Crown Court
Defend the Shell 7
13 April 2021The trial began on Monday of seven people, including two Extinction Rebellion co-founders, charged with £25,000 of criminal damage at Shell’s London headquarters.
Financial institutions are funding climate destruction
11 April 2021Extinction Rebellion targeted banks last week as part of a campaign against their funding for fossil fuels. Sam Ord looks at global banks’ climate failures
Greta Thunberg’s fight to force action for the climate
06 April 2021A BBC documentary focuses on the climate activist who inspired a movement. But Thunberg insists it’s not all about one person
Seaspiracy—is there something fishy behind ocean pollution?
02 April 2021Seaspiracy has a great deal to say about capitalism’s damage of our oceans from pollution and species destruction
International round up: Israel elections demonise Palestinians
23 March 2021Israel held its fourth election in two years as Socialist Worker went to press. The election was called after a coalition government led by warmonger Binyamin Netanyahu and rival Benny Gantz collapsed.
‘We’ll unite to kill Tory police bill,’ vow activists from across movements
18 March 2021A call to unite and resist the Tories’ protest-smashing Police Bill went out from an online meeting
We need ‘serious disruption’ to kill Tory police bill
17 March 2021MPs have taken another step towards making it much harder for people to protest in Britain.
Fukushima—a nuclear warning
08 March 2021It’s ten years since two disasters compromised one of the largest nuclear plants in the world. It showed that nuclear power can never be safe, says Martin Empson
Firms cause climate chaos
02 March 2021A third of Britain’s top companies produce carbon dioxide emissions at a rate that is accelerating global warming and adding to the climate crisis.
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