War/military

30/07/22
Author: 
Robin McKie
Record high temperatures and extreme weather events are being recorded around the world. Photograph: Ian Logan/Getty Images

July 30, 2022

Blistering heatwaves are just the start. We must accept how bad things are before we can head off global catastrophe, according to a leading UK scientist

The publication of Bill McGuire’s latest book, Hothouse Earth, could not be more timely. Appearing in the shops this week, it will be perused by sweltering customers who have just endured record high temperatures across the UK and now face the prospect of weeks of drought to add to their discomfort.

29/07/22
Author: 
 Ria Verjauw
Image of warplane and CO 2

 July 29, 2022

“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death” – Martin Luther King.

Everything is interconnected: armed conflicts – human rights violations – environmental pollution – climate change – social injustice…

22/07/22
Author: 
International Trade Union Confederation
Ukraine: While workers defend the country, parliament turns against them

20-07-2022

Ukraine’s Parliament has passed two bills that obliterate workers’ rights to collective bargaining and other fundamental labour protections, and allow employers to put up to 10% of their workforce on “zero hour” contracts leaving them without any control over their working lives.

If signed by President Volodimir Zelenskyy, the bills will become law. The ITUC Ukraine affiliates FPU and KVPU have condemned the moves.

 

22/07/22
Author: 
Damian Carrington
An offshore oil rig in the Pechora Sea, Russia Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Jul 21, 2022

Vast sums provide power to ‘buy every politician’ and delay action on climate crisis, says expert

The oil and gas industry has delivered $2.8bn (£2.3bn) a day in pure profit for the last 50 years, a new analysis has revealed.

14/07/22
Author: 
Robert Bridge
VIDEO shows fierce battle for Antonov Airport in Ukraine

3 Jul, 2022

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s words strengthen the case for Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg may have said the quiet part out loud on Wednesday when he revealed to reporters that NATO’s push into Eastern Europe since 2014 was done specifically with Russia in mind.

12/07/22
Author: 
Ben Norton, Multipolarista
Stoltenberg, Biden, Putin, Xi Jinping

July 10, 2022

NATO’s 2022 “Strategic Concept,” Its First New Plan Since 2010, Declares Russia A “Threat” And China “Systemic Challenge.”

It demonizes the Eurasian powers as “authoritarian actors” and “strategic competitors,” essentially declaring a second cold war to maintain Western hegemony.

The US-led NATO military alliance has published a historic new plan outlining its goals. The document, officially titled the 2022 “Strategic Concept,” is the first such blueprint NATO has released since 2010.

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