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New Catalan political space: one hurdle cleared on the road to left unity
By Dick Nichols / 30 June 2017
The struggle to build a Catalan political force inspiring the level of support and activism needed to implement radical social change took a step forward in Barcelona on April 8, when the new "political subject" provisionally called Un País en Comú ("A Country Together") held its founding congress. Un País en Comú, whose final name will be decided by membership referendum, is the third Catalan... Read more
http://links.org.au/un-pais-en-comu-new-catalan-political-space-hurdle-cleared-o...
El Salvador Makes History: First Nation to Ban Metal Mining
By Ricardo Navarro and Sam Cossar / 26 June 2017
El Salvador made history last week by becoming the first country ever to ban metal mining.The success of this decades long struggle is proof that people can take on corporate interests and win.This is the story of how the people of El Salvador took on mining giants.Mining has a dark history in El Salvador. Years of unregulated, pro-investor policies coupled with rapid industrialization has led to... Read more
http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/commentators/2988851/making_histo...
Early Dakota Access Pipeline Spill Angers Tribal Chairs
By Talli Nauman / 20 June 2017
When reports surfaced that the newly finished Dakota Access Pipeline hd experienced its first crude oil spill in South Dakota even before the private project went into service, tribal chairmen were incensed. "The Dakota Access pipeline has not yet started shipping the proposed half million barrels of oil per day and we are already seeing confirmed reports of oil spills from the pipeline,"... Read more
http://www.americas.org/archives/19716
The Summer of Love and the Winter of National Insecurity
By Ira Chernus / 19 June 2017
Ira Chernus looks back at the '60's counterculture and the New Left, finding that each held values and visions whose fusion could provide the basis for a new society.
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176297/tomgram%3A_ira_chernus%2C_the_summer_of_l...
Review of A Great Vision: A Militant Family's Journey through the 20th Century
By Kim Scipes / 19 June 2017
A fascinating account of three generations of social justice activists.
http://www.substancenews.net/articles.php?page=6769&section=Article
How to Kick the Growth Addiction
By Tim Jackson / 15 June 2017
Physics in the mid-1980s in the UK was a difficult and unfulfilling place. I found no joy in the academy, which was not interested in the ideas to which I was drawn. At that time, I also had a passion for playwriting, and the BBC picked up some of my work. After completing my PhD, I moved to London to make a living as a playwright.It seemed like a good idea, at least until I received my first few... Read more
http://greattransition.org/publication/how-to-kick-the-growth-addiction
Why are British Columbians Voting Liberal, Against Their Own Interest?
By Michael Hudson / 14 June 2017
British Columbia is giving away lumber at .50 cents an acre and the Green Party holds the balance of power at a tipping point on energy policy says Michael HudsonDimitri Lascari: This is Dimitri Lascaris for The Real News. On Tuesday of this week the Canadian Province of British Colombia held an election and the result was a nail biter. BC's legislature consists of 87 seats and in order to... Read more
http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/05/15/why-are-british-columbians-voting-liberal...
AFL-CIO's Secret War against Developing Country Workers: Solidarity or Sabotage?
In-depth examination of the labor imperialist foreign policy of the AFL and then the AFL-CIO, covering from the late 1800s to 2007. Gives strong overview, and then details specific efforts in Chile in 1973, Philippines in late 1980s, and Venezuela in 2002. Also discusses NED (National Endowment for Democracy and other current operations, as well as details efforts by trade unionists to overturn these policies. Published in hardback in 2010, paperback in 2011 by Lexington Books.