Trump’s escalation against Venezuela is about more than oil, it is about regaining control over the ‘natural’ zone of influence of the United States at a moment where its hegemony is slipping, argues VIJAY PRASHAD
Mexican sovereignty non-negotiable as Amlo rallies the thousands
US Republicans’ interventionist ‘war on drugs’ rhetoric has failed to inhibit the social transformation in Mexico, as over 500,000 people swarmed the capital to celebrate the nationalisation of oil and lithium, reports DAVID RABY
Massive crowds rally in the Zocalo to support nationalising resources and President Amlo
Evidence suggests Lammy’s proposals would come at a high cost: reduced fairness, diminished trust and greater racial inequality in the criminal justice system, argue TARA LAI QUINLAN and KATHARINA KARCHER
From the workhouses of the 1840s to today’s market capitalism, A Christmas Carol remains a sharp critique of charity rationed by class, says KEITH FLETT
The argument for a “significant expansion” of nuclear power will deliver soaring electricity prices that condemn underserved communities to unending hardship and poverty, argues LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The new plan sets out an uncompromising bid for global dominance, casting even allies as obstacles to be subdued, writes DIANE ABBOTT
As we approach the half-anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy, the community gathers to remember loved ones while grappling with mixed emotions surrounding the ongoing deconstruction of the tower and the hopeful plans for a memorial, writes EMMA DENT COAD
MARCH 18 was the 85th anniversary of the petroleum expropriation by Lazaro Cardenas, the most progressive and anti-imperialist president Mexico had in the entire 20th century.
President Amlo (Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador) is a worthy successor of Cardenas, the first president since then to deserve comparison with the valiant leader who stood up to the US and British oil companies — and also brought social justice with land for the peasants, union rights for workers, recognition for indigenous communities, socialist education and a principled foreign policy including support for the Spanish republic against the fascist Franco.
Amlo, whose Fourth Transformation campaign, based on fighting corruption and promoting social justice, is being challenged by privileged elites and imperialist interests, chose this year’s anniversary for a massive popular rally in defence of sovereignty.
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