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”.
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- 20 October – Ecological threats
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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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Portugal
Thousands of young people launch a housing protest in Lisbon
19 October, byA housing encampment was set up in Rossio this Saturday, in response to rising rents, which put the prospect of housing out of reach for young people in Portugal.
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Italy
Paris calls? Rome answers!
18 October, byParis calls? Rome answers! This was the announcement made by Maurizio Landini, General Secretary of the CGIL, from the podium in Piazza del Popolo at the end of a major national march. It will be a day of natural solidarity with the students, just as is currently happening in France.
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Solidarity with Ukraine
You can’t defend peace when there is no peace to defend
17 October, byWritten for an Australian audience, Colin Long’s reply to the Australian Greens leader David Shoebridge makes arguments useful for Ukraine solidarity activists everywhere.
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Spanish state
Spanish Housing Crisis May Bring Down Socialist Government
16 October, by[Bilbao, Spain, October 15, 2026] Hundreds of thousands have marched in Spain in recent weeks to stop evictions, in opposition to housing speculation, against rising rent, and to demand more housing. One woman’s eviction sparked the movement.
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Recently posted Features
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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.
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Obituary
A Working-Class Marxist Who Faced the Apocalypse
11 October, byread article...“Alan Thornett, who has died aged 89, was the best-known militant in the British car industry during the decade when the industry settled the fate of British trade unionism.”
