SEPTEMBER 5. 2025

The Body As a Weapon of War

As violence on the West Bank continues unabated, Israel appears intent on destroying Palestine and its people, erasing their identity, culture, and autonomy — in life as well as in death.

In Britain, Criminalizing Dissent Is an Imperial Strategy

Turkey and Israel have long called on their ally Britain to crack down on solidarity groups that threaten their imperial domination. Keir Starmer’s government is increasingly playing along.

New report recommends ways to increase women’s access to funding

A new report, published ahead of the International Day of Indigenous Women on Sept. 5, analyzed structural barriers faced by Indigenous, Afro-descendant and other local community women’s organizations in accessing funding for conservation, land rights and gender equality projects — and it offers several recommendations to address these challenges.

Power to the people

Opposing Labour’s climate vandalism is difficult – and vital.

SEPTEMBER 4. 2025

The collapse of tropical dry forests is underway — and few are watching

In the pantheon of endangered ecosystems, tropical dry forests are seldom granted a leading role. They lack the lush mystique of rainforests and the climatic extremes of deserts. Yet these vanishing woodlands, which once sprawled across continents, are critical to the survival of countless species — including Homo sapiens, reports Liz Kimbrough.

Israel Slaughters Thousands of Palestinians Through Weaponized Aid

Unicorn Riot heard firsthand accounts from dozens of witnesses in Gaza who describe Israel's new aid mechanism as a death trap.

Employers Want to Trap You in Dead-End Jobs. Will Trump’s FTC Help Them?

I worked for the Federal Trade Commission when we banned employers from trapping workers with “noncompete clauses. ” Now that victory is in danger.

Brazil can green its environmental crime-fighting in the Amazon

In 2013, a small group of Brazilian forestry engineers ecologists, and other scientists formed a special operations unit. Known as the Grupo de Especialização de Fiscalização , the unit operates under Brazil’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. GEF targets the most destructive criminal groups involved in illegal gold mining in the Amazon Rainforest.

EUDR implementation comes laden with potential unintended consequences

Set to enter into force Dec. 30, 2025, the European Union’s deforestation-free products regulation aims to halt the bloc’s contribution to global forest loss. Experts Mongabay spoke to agree the EUDR promises to become a landmark legislative tool for curbing commodities supply chain-related deforestation at the international level.

Scientists capture rare video of bumblebee catfish climbing waterfalls in Brazil

In November 2024, members of Brazil’s environmental military police and scientists observed a “massive aggregation” of small catfish making their way up waterfalls in Brazil. These first-of-their-kind observations of the rare bumblebee catfish likely migrating upstream to spawn were published in a recent paper.

How do we perceive biodiversity? We can see it & hear it

In the verdant and melodious depths of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the songs of birds match the murmur of leaves, several Indigenous people affirm the results of research that emerged in July.

New gecko species findings highlight threats to Cambodia’s limestone hills

Researchers have described three new gecko species in northwestern Cambodia’s limestone hills and are eager to conduct further research, but recent border clashes with Thailand have disrupted their studies.

Sympathy for the Devil: Faust, the ’60s, and the Tragedy of Development

Our day and night at the Pentagon, like Faust’s encounter with the Earth Spirit, marked a new awareness of ominous, fearful powers that had to be dealt with before our dreams of freedom and self-fulfillment could be made real.

If You’re a Socialist, Root for the Green Bay Packers

Let’s get one thing straight: the Green Bay Packers are the only socialist team in the NFL.

Report sees $20B in revenue for Amazon REDD+ projects despite unmet promises

Amazon states are eager to reap vast revenues, but carbon projects often fail to fix root causes of deforestation.

Imperialist Escalation in the Caribbean: Trump’s “Drug Boat” Strike Targets Venezuela

Trump bragged about sinking a “drug boat” from Venezuela — a stunt that Caracas called an AI fabrication. The real aim behind the so-called “war on drugs” is U. S. imperialist domination in the Caribbean.

Sumud flotilla heads to Gaza “to break the blockade and stop the genocide”

While Israel brands it as ‘terrorism’, Genoa dockworkers threaten mass action should the flotilla be intercepted ~ Santiago Navarro F, Avispa Midia ~ As the Sumud Flotilla sails through the Mediterranean, Israel’s stance has been swift, threatening to label its crew, from more than 44 countries, as terrorists and to arrest and imprison them. Following

Wild horses return to Spain to help prevent fires and restore ecosystems

Once again, wild horses chase each other. Taurus cattle, stand-ins for aurochs, rip up the dirt with their horns. Soon, with luck, lynx will haunt the forests and flocks of vultures will circle. We can’t return to the past, but we can rewild.

Workers Against the War Machine

Ahead of a crucial vote at the TUC's annual congress, UCU general secretary Jo Grady argues that the labour movement must oppose right-wing militarism and embrace the Bevanite tradition of putting social welfare before defence.