SEPTEMBER 4. 2025

How Water Shapes Our Planet: The Undervalued Resource that Supports Everything We Do

On this Reality Roundtable, Nate is joined by Heather Cooley, Zach Weiss, and Mike Joy to discuss the importance of water and hydrology and the complex ways they impact our planet.

The Indonesian Protests Are a Revolt Against Oligarchy

The Indonesian president, Prabowo, would like to turn the clock back to the dark days of the Suharto dictatorship. But he’s been confronted with an unexpected wave of protest after the killing of a young man by police in Jakarta, the country’s capital.

BBC Union Reps Warned Staff Against Attending the Union’s Own Vigil for Palestinian Journalists

In emails seen by Novara Media, BBC staffers and National Union of Journalists representatives warned colleagues against attending a vigil organised by…the National Union of Journalists. Rivkah Brown reports.

Why Striking Canadian Flight Attendants Defied the Government

When Air Canada flight attendants walked out last month, the Canadian jobs minister issued a back-to-work order. The flight attendants stayed out on strike, becoming the first union to defy such an order from the federal government.

Air conditioning isn’t the only answer

The UK is warming, and staying comfortable in hotter summers is a must. But there’s more than one way to cool down. Simple measures like fans, efficient heat pumps and rooftop solar – combined with smarter building design and passive cooling – could keep homes safe, energy use low and emissions in check.

United Front and United Front Tactic

An article from the KAPD's Berlin newspaper, dated: 13-1932-007

A GOP Megadonor Is Trying to Kill California Redistricting

GOP megadonor Charles Munger Jr is spending millions on a campaign against California Democrats’ proposal to redraw the state’s congressional districts — including a mailer that falsely suggests progressive lawmakers and organizations oppose the plan.

Abolishing The Police

Anthology edited by Koshka Duff and published by Dog Section Press in 2021. Illustrated by Cat Sims.

Bioregioning as the Response to ‘Gaia on the Move’

Instead of seeing the Earth as an inventory of resources – as government policymakers and corporations tend to do – people can begin to see the challenge as how to take care of “flows, networks, and relationships” – the dynamic forces that drive living planetary systems.

Trump Is Putting His Thumb on the Scale for Cuomo

Donald Trump has offered Eric Adams a job in his administration, apparently to convince him to drop out of New York’s mayoral race. It’s now official and out in the open: Andrew Cuomo is allying with Trump to beat Zohran Mamdani.

Maps of Crazy Town: Mar de Plastico

Yes, you can grow a lot of tomatoes in a relatively small space inside these plastic hot-houses, but did any of the Icarus-minded engineers and plastic-film aficionados ever stop to ask some simple questions? What are the long-term prospects for this practice? And what will eventually happen to all that plastic?

Elephant culling plan in South Africa faces backlash over welfare concerns

Animal welfare groups in South Africa are pushing back against a local government plan to allow culling and trophy hunting to reduce elephant numbers in Madikwe Game Reserve.

Voices from the Uprising in Indonesia : Affan Kurniawan Lives on in the Streets

An interview with an Indonesian anarchist and statements from anarchist groups on the wave of protests that exploded across Indonesia at the end of August 2025.

Police Officers Admit They Feel ‘Ashamed’ Enforcing ‘Mad’ Palestine Action Ban

Exclusive: An officer described feeling ‘sick’ when they arrested a disabled man for holding a cardboard sign, as the Police Federation issues a stark warning of burnout among cops enforcing the Palestine Action ban. Harriet Williamson reports.

Anarchism, the Afterbirth of Liberalism

An article from the Kommunistische Arbeiter-Zeitung of the Berlin tendency, dated: 13-1932-011

What's behind the rioting in Indonesia? And will the much-loathed political elite back down?

For many Indonesians, the violent riots currently wracking Jakarta and other cities across the archipelago are eerily reminiscent of the riots of 1998 that accompanied the fall of former dictator…

Can Socialism Solve the Climate Crisis?

Governments globally are failing to combat climate change because they prioritise profit over the planet — for real change, the capitalist mode of production must be overhauled.

Biotech: a brave new world

Biotech is no longer just science: it’s a tool that is rewriting what life looks like.

Die Linke’s Ferat Koçak: We Can’t Surrender to the Far Right

Two years ago, Germany’s Die Linke faced an existential crisis. But this year, it staged a historic comeback. Die Linke’s Ferat Koçak explains how a pro-welfare and anti-racist campaign led his party to victory.

Israeli intelligence data: Militants account for only 1 in 4 Gaza detainees

A classified Israeli army database indicates that the vast majority of the 6,000 Palestinians who have been arrested in Gaza are civilians.