Phil Hearse argues humanity is “Sitting on a time bomb” Gregor Zahn outlines “Between floods and droughts – towards an ecosocial transformation of the landscape”, M.V. Ramana analyses “The Growing Risk of Nuclear War”. Nahuel Gravano explains “El Niño, La Niña, and a collapse that is not natural”.
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- 20 October – Ecological threats
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France
France, October 2026: reasons to believe
24 October, by ,On 17 October 2026, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across France. Starting with young people and secondary school pupils, the mobilisation brought together other sections of society around the issue of the cost of living, outside the traditional trade union and political structures.
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The Macronist government responded with repression on an unprecedented scale: a number of people taken into police custody not seen since the start of the secondary school pupils’ movement, (…) -
Israel
“The solution will not come from the Israeli elections but from external pressure”
23 October, by“Today, it’s a race to see who can be the strongest against a Palestinian state.”
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Italy
Mass protests of youth and workers spread to Italy
22 October, byOn the interminable political news and discussion TV programmes here in Italy the pundits are all talking about ‘catching the virus’ of the huge protests in the Spanish state and France. Hundreds of thousands of students mobilized on 16 October. Tent protests have sprung up in some city squares and there were minority skirmishes with the police in a few places.
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On 17 October students joined the national demonstration against the spiraling cost of living called by the General Confederation (…) -
Portugal
A new cycle of struggles has begun in Portugal
21 October, by ,“At present, it is impossible to predict how the movement will develop. The issue of housing, however, is already at the centre of public debate, even as the government attempts to refocus the debate on ‘violence’ or the legitimacy of occupying a public space with tents.”
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USA
Millions Join No Kings Demonstrations for Free and Fair Elections
20 October, byAn estimated 7 to 9 million people joined some 3,000 No Kings demonstrations across the United States on October 17 to encourage voters to vote and to defend the vote. The liberal organizations leading No Kings—Indivisible, the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Federation of Teachers, and Black and Latino voters’ group—called for a non-partisan demonstration. Certainly, there were many Independents and some Republicans present, but, like three earlier No Kings protests, this was another massive movement against President Donald Trump.
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Recently posted Features
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Climate
El Niño, La Niña, and a collapse that is not natural
23 October, byread article...A critical reading of climate and its social impacts.
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Niclear weapons
The Growing Risk of Nuclear War
20 October, byread article...“That potential for instant destruction has become more imminent, with the most militarily powerful countries adding fuel to an already overheated arms race and engaging in wars with each other, indirectly if not directly. Making the situation more perilous is the introduction of Artificial Intelligence-powered tools into warfare.”
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Climate
Sitting on a time bomb
20 October, byread article...“In his infamous United Nations speech a year ago, Trump denounced global heating as the “biggest scam in world history.” Since his re-election, Trump has withdrawn the US from the Paris Accords, closed offices and programs dealing with climate change, terminated dozens of experts working on global heating and, crucially, withdrawn billions of dollars aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change.”
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Environment
Between floods and droughts – towards an ecosocial transformation of the landscape
20 October, byread article...The summer of 2026 broke all heat records. We have witnessed unprecedented forest fires in Europe and droughts in regions that, until now, had been largely spared. In this context, it is interesting to examine landscapes and society from the perspective of water.
