As French President Emmanuel Macron’s government, under new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, moves ever further to the right, a radical mass movement is again shaking the country, writes John Mullen.
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In United States-occupied Puerto Rico, the movement for Palestinian liberation has been growing, reports Peoples Dispatch.
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Teachers and unionists protested showed their support for high school teacher Jason Wong, who is facing disciplinary action for supporting Palestine. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo, took office in the early hours of January 15, following delays caused by last-minute political maneuvers in the Guatemalan Congress, as opponents tried to attack the ruling party and undermine the president, reports Peoples Dispatch.
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The US case against Julian Assange redefines investigative journalism as espionage, journalist Mary Kostakidis said, adding that extradition to the US will cost him his freedom and quite likely his life. Jim McIlroy reports.
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While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has so far denied Israel’s plans to occupy Gaza, ministers in own cabinet have joined thousands of colonial settlers in calls to “return” to the Gaza Strip, reports Tanupriya Singh.
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We must stop normalising the “revolving door” phenomenon — the movement of individuals from public office to private companies and vice versa, argues Jacob Andrewartha.
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Putting holiday destinations under community control could create low-cost alternatives for working people suffering under the cost-of-living crisis. Rachel Evans reports.