Scottish Nationalist Party won the election in Scotland by a long way
Contributed by Doc Rutherford There are two important factors to consider in the outcome. Firstly, while the Tory minority government relies on the right wing…
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British election produces some surprising results
Contributed by Joe Montero The British election has brought about a hung parliament. Political commentators called it a recipe for instability and Conservative Party leader…
British election hangs on the edge
Contributed by Joe Montero As the UK heads in for a general election, it is uncertain whether the Tories (Conservative Party) or Labour are going…
Noam Chomsky on how neoliberalism is destroying our democracy
Following is part of the transcript of a interview with Noam Chomsky by Christopher Lydon of The Nation (3 June 2017). It raises the threat…
Donald Trump announces US withdrawing from Paris climate deal
Contributed by Joe Montero As had been expected, Donald Trump has just announced that the United States will be pulling out of the 2105 Paris…
Germany distances itself from the US
Contributed by Jim Hayes In the wake of the G7 meeting in Italy and Donald Trumps intransigence, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has wasted little time…
G7 meeting fails to make stand on key issues
Contributed from Victoria Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations completed a two-day meeting at the Italian town of Taormina (Sicily) end of last…
People are standing up to rogue company Uber
Contributed from Victoria Uber the $69 billion company, hit the world with a different business model that relies heavily on the concept of the “gig…
Video: West Papua a war zone under Indonesian military occupation
Contributed by Free West Papua Less than 250 km North of Australia, there is a Neglected Genocide taking place in occupied West Papua where over…
U.S. takes Syria’s Al-Qaeda off terror watchlist
The following account by Whitney Webb (Mint Press News 22 May 2017), of how a prominent terror group in Syria can rebrand itself and continue…
