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About Wobblies For A Revolutionary Union Movement

A draft program from the Wobblies For A Revolutionary Union Movement , a caucus that existed from 2017-2019 in the Industrial Workers of the World . Originally appeared: August 8, 2017 at Wobblies For A Revolutionary Union Movement

Revolutionary unionism or white workerism? The choice facing the IWW

A polemic by Brandon & Natalia against what they see as a prevailing orientation to narrow economism in the Industrial Workers of the World . Originally posted: August 8, 2017 at Wobblies For A Revolutionary Union Movement

On "fundamentalism" in the IWW

An article by Erik comparing a rival caucus in the Industrial Workers of the World , the Industrial Unionist Caucus to conservative religious fundamentalists. Originally posted: August 8, 2017 at Wobblies For A Revolutionary Union Movement

Class, democracy and the General Executive Board - Travis Elise

A piece by Travis Elise arguing that the North American IWW's General Executive Board structure is undemocratic and proposing an organizational restructuring. Originally posted: August 8, 2017 at Wobblies For A Revolutionary Union Movement

Latin American banks still slow to protect the environment, report finds

Banks in Latin America are under increasing pressure to develop financial policies that support the transition to a greener economy. Emerging regulations are targeting industries tied to carbon emissions, deforestation and biodiversity loss — but many banks are still falling short in implementing them, critics say.

In Nur Shams and Tulkarem, Israeli incursions leave ‘nothing to salvage’

Since January, the army has depopulated the two West Bank camps and destroyed hundreds of homes, while turning others into barracks.

Antifascist Maja T. on hunger strike to protest “inhumane” prison conditions

Other European governments have refused to honour extradition requests from Hungary for antifascist activists, citing concerns for their safety and wellbeing ~ punkacademic ~ Antifascist Maja T today began a hunger strike protesting their treatment by Hungarian judicial authorities since their extradition from Germany last year. Whilst in custody in Hungary, Maja, who identifies as non-binary,

Starmer prepares the UK for war

An article published by the Anarchist Communist Group on the 5th June following Starmer's recent announcement about preparing Britain to be "war-fighting ready".

A Chorus for Corus - David & Stuart Wise

The Failure of COP15: Rambling manifesto to the Corus steel workers on Teesside and those who would be their buddies. Originally published on the Revolt Against Plenty site.

“TACO Trump” Is Terrible Messaging

The latest substitute for real resistance shows that the Democratic Party still refuses to learn.

New method can detect nearly every coral genus in Japan from water samples

Sending scuba divers down to survey corals is time-consuming and expensive. In recent years, scientists have developed other methods to determine what kinds of corals are down there just by collecting water samples, sometimes right from the surface. These rely on analysis of the DNA that the corals secrete into the water.

The Australian Greens Are Staying the Course

May’s federal election delivered a setback for the Greens, Australia’s largest left-wing party. But they’re doubling down on a program centered around the cost-of-living crisis and redistribution.

Methods to recognize the Amazon’s isolated peoples: Interview with Antenor Vaz

Before 1988, Brazil had no contingency plans for unexpected encounters with Indigenous peoples living in isolation. If government officials, developers or explorers accidentally stumbled upon a camp, the protocol was to make contact — a move that can upend societies and spread deadly diseases.

Climate strikes the Amazon, undermining protection efforts

Fires raged across the Amazon rainforest, annihilating more than 4.6 million hectares of primary tropical forest—the most biodiverse and carbon-dense type of forest on Earth.

Can We Rebuild Mass-Membership Political Parties?

Today advocacy groups and consultants influence political parties more than voters and members. In The Great Retreat, political scientist Didi Kuo shows that this has hollowed out democracy and facilitated the rise of the Right.

1.5 is dead: How hot will the Earth get?

​It may be ‘technically possible, ’ ​to keep ​g​lobal heating below 1.5 degrees, but it isn’t going to happen. .

Foreign Office Bosses Have a Suggestion for Staff With Gaza Conscience: Resign

Exclusive: In a recent letter, senior civil servants reminded concerned staff of their options, including consulting staff counsellors, complaining to HR and simply going away. Rivkah Brown reports.

Sasha Yaropolskaya: “The Only Possible Response to the War in Ukraine Is Internationalist”

At a May 24 rally in Paris against imperialism, the Far Right, and the genocide in Gaza, trans activist and revolutionary socialist Sasha Yaropolskaya spoke on the urgent need to fight militarism and chauvinism with a united, international working class. Organized, the workers and oppressed of the world can not only resist capitalists’ attacks — they can go on the offensive.

The Fatal Flaws of the Futureless Left

The rise of doomers, preppers, and antinatalists on the Left reveals something deeper than the hollow posture of rebellion: a collapse of belief in tomorrow. A Left that chants “No future” isn’t just demoralized — it’s unserious, misanthropic, and bound to lose.

Hundreds die after flash floods tear through Nigerian market town

At least 200 people have been confirmed dead and 500 more remain missing after flash floods devastated a Nigerian market town, media reported.