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  1. Turkish invasion threatens iconic women's village in Rojava

    (AANES) The women鈥檚 cooperative village of Jinwar was opened on November 25, 2017, the International Day ... organisation, now known as Kongreya Star, as a refuge for women fleeing war and patriarchy. Jinwar was built by ... women on ecologically sustainable principles and has been such a success, that the international ...

  2. Mexico: US and corporations key factors behind most violent year yet

    Democracy Tamara Pearson North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) War on drugs US imperialism ... The comment lacked awareness of the already disastrous outcomes of the so-called 鈥war on drugs鈥 in ... Transnationals and the 鈥war on drugs鈥 With the onset of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1993 ...

  3. Syria: People of Idlib resist Assad, Islamists

    Imperialism & war Chris Slee Nusra Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ... taxes imposed by HTS on goods and services, including bread, electricity and olive oil. They stormed ... to continue their resistance against the militants. "On November 6, HTS forces besieged the town ...

  4. California wildfires: Climate change, prison labour and the electric company

    hilly side of the San Francisco Bay Area and the hills on Los Angeles鈥 west side are prone to fires. ... speeds of 100km per hour, with gusts of 130kmph and even 160kmph on one occasion 鈥 hurricane-force winds. ... feature of climate change 鈥 Arctic warming 鈥 is having an impact on the California fires. The Arctic is ...

  5. Bolivia: the politics of the coup attempt against Evo Morales

    d'茅tat Bolivia鈥檚 democratically-elected President Evo Morales said in a televised speech on November 9: ... and his Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) coalition on October 20. However, the resistance to the coup, ... lost control was laid bare on November 6 when an important opposition rally was held in La Paz. Camacho ...