Analysis: Is Lula Bored of the Climate Crisis Already?
by Joana Ramiro
The Brazilian president stood on a platform of environmental and Indigenous rights, but now seems to be losing interest in domestic politics, writes Joana Ramiro.
Tag: ukraine
Report: Donald Tusk Gives Polish Leftists the Ick. They Might Have to Get Over It
by Ana Oppenheim
On Sunday, half a million people took to the streets of Warsaw to hear Donald Tusk rail against the government. The march presented a dilemma for the Polish left, torn between its disdain for continental Thatcherites like Tusk and its hatred of the far-right incumbents. Ana Oppenheim reports.
Analysis: Jeremy Hunt Is Desperate to Ditch the Energy Price Cap. Too Bad His Own Voters Need It
by Ell Folan
Last week chancellor Jeremy Hunt was again forced to U-turn on lifting the energy price cap. Try as they might to ditch it, necessity has bound the Tories to the policy, writes Ell Folan.
Opinion: Ukraine’s Resistance Still Needs Our Solidarity
by Nadia Whittome
The left has a long record of opposing violent occupations. One year on from Russia’s invasion, we must stand with the Ukrainian people, argues Nadia Whittome.
Report: Meet the Activists Arming Leftists on Ukraine’s Frontlines
by Volodya Vagner
Anarchists and antifascists are gathering military aid to sustain their comrades on Ukraine’s frontlines. Volodya Vagner reports from Kyiv.
Analysis: No, the West Didn’t Halt Ukraine’s Peace Talks With Russia
by Volodymyr Artiukh & Taras Fedirko
In a recent article for Novara Media, Oliver Eagleton argued that the UK halted early peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. Volodymyr Artiukh and Taras Fedirko say he’s mistaken – and that diplomacy alone couldn’t have stopped the war anyway.
Analysis: Liz Truss Doesn’t Care About Stopping the War in Ukraine
by Oliver Eagleton
By preventing peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, Liz Truss is dragging out a devastating conflict. But that’s a price she’s willing to pay for preserving Britain’s interests, argues Oliver Eagleton.
Analysis: Russia Is Using Ethnic Minorities As Cannon Fodder In Ukraine
by Diyora Shadijanova
Ethnic minority soldiers from low income Russian regions are already dying at a higher rate in the war. Now Putin’s latest mobilisation is causing fresh fear – and increasing tensions across the federation.
Analysis: Could Nuclear Actually Solve the Energy Crisis?
by Ell Folan
Liz Truss wants to turbocharge nuclear power. As well as its environmental implications, asks Ell Folan, could it even solve our energy crisis?
Report: The Dairy Industry is Blaming Vegans for Its Decline
by Sophie K Rosa
The UK’s biggest dairy company is begging consumers not to “cancel the cow”. Yet with only around 2-3% of the population cutting out dairy, vegans aren't what’s hurting the industry. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Analysis: Don’t Ignore Biden’s Shadow War
by Oliver Eagleton
With Joe Biden looking set to double down on America’s drone programme, Oliver Eagleton argues that the return to traditional warfare in Europe must not eclipse evolving modes of conflict elsewhere.
Report: Helping White Refugees Gets You £350. Helping Black or Brown Ones Gets You Prison Time
by Tiara Ataii
If those crossing the Mediterranean were white, would we criminalise their rescuers? Tiara Ataii doubts it.
Opinion: We Saved 14,000 People From Drowning in the Mediterranean—And Italy Wants to Imprison Us for It
by The Iuventa Crew
In 2017, the crew of search and rescue ship Iuventa was arrested by the Italian authorities. As their trial begins, they write about their ordeal.
Analysis: Bankers Are Driving the Wheat Price Explosion, Not the War in Ukraine
by Matteo Tiratelli
The war in Ukraine and climate breakdown have been blamed for a wheat price surge that threatens mass starvation. The truth is that financial speculation and grain-hoarding are to blame, writes Matteo Tiratelli.
Report: Central Asia Will Be Collateral Damage in the Ukraine Crisis
by Volodya Vagner
With the Russian economy tanking, post-Soviet republics - and the Central Asian migrant workers who sustain them - are in deep trouble. Volodya Vagner reports from Kyrgyzstan.
Feature: How Putin Bribed Russia’s Peasant Army Into a War They Don’t Want
by Liza Smirnova & Alexey Sakhnin
Three-quarters of Russians are city-dwellers. Yet the army today looks almost the same as it did under the tsars, write Alexey Sakhnin and Liza Smirnova: peasants in overcoats.
Feature: The Facebook Groups That Are Like ‘Tinder’ for Ukrainian Refugees
by Sophie K Rosa
Platforms 'matching' Ukrainian refugees with hosts in the UK are putting refugees at risk of violence, exploitation and trafficking, say experts. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Analysis: Is Russia Now Fascist?
by Volodya Vagner
The atrocities committed in Bucha shocked the world. Has Putin’s Russia become a fascist regime?