12% of the world owns 84% of its wealth.* The rest of us suffer the devastating effects of the poverty, conflict, and environmental destruction that helped create that wealth. We can’t go on like this. […]
Hundreds of animal rights protesters gather outside a breeder supplying ‘experimentation industry’
Campaigners at the MBR Acres beagle breeding facility near Huntingdon, England, called for a public day of action on 22 July. And more than 200 animal rights protesters turned out to support the call. Energetic […]
American exceptionalism – an interview with Professor Andrew Bacevich
On 8 July, Phoenix Media Co-op spoke to Andrew Bacevich, a retired US Army Colonel and Professor of international relations. We talked about the role of the US in world affairs and the notion of […]
The campaign to shut down a ‘factory farm’ supplying dogs for animal testing is snowballing
About 200 people came together outside MBR Acres on 9 July to protest the company’s breeding of beagles. Marshall BioResources, which owns the MBR Acres facility in Huntingdon, breeds dogs for medical research. And protesters […]
Workers’ rights are ‘under attack like never before’, says International Trade Union Confederation chief
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has published its 2021 report on workers’ rights across the planet. And ITUC general secretary Sharan Burrow stressed that “workers are under attack like never before”. The latest Global […]
Ethiopia’s war plays key role in world’s ‘worst hunger crisis’ in years
The Tigray region of Ethiopia is reportedly facing the “worst hunger crisis” the world has seen for about a decade. Over 5.5 million people there face “acute food insecurity”, according to Vox. And the massive […]
Attorney advising Julian Assange says case for his extradition has ‘fallen apart’
An Icelandic newspaper has published information that further weakens the US extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to an attorney who’s been advising the imprisoned journalist. Sigurdur Ingi Thordarson is an Icelandic hacker. […]
Trump and Biden’s hostility further empowered ultraconservatives in Iran
Ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi won Iran’s presidential election last week. And many critics have accused US president Joe Biden of contributing to this result by failing to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal that Donald Trump unilaterally […]
Yiddish anarchist cafe ‘intimidated’ by police for its window display
Police in Glasgow are charging a cafe owner with breach of the peace. It comes after an attack on the building following an article in Scottish Sun. And the ‘anarchist cafe’ hasn’t even opened its […]
World condemns US embargo on Cuba as Biden continues Trump-era hostility
Cuba’s 1959 revolution took it out of the US sphere of influence. And Washington was quick to respond with a decades-long trade embargo. This has cost the Cuban economy at least $130bn; and under Donald […]
Hunger strike: Campaigner in prison over protest at firm linked to Grenfell/Palestine deaths
Direct-action network Palestine Action occupied an Arconic site in Birmingham on 14 June. This company makes the cladding linked to the Grenfell Tower disaster. It also makes materials for aircraft that the Israeli military uses against Palestinians. Yogi […]
Coups, mass protests and Western military intervention in Mali
Mali has turned into a warzone since the NATO-led destabilisation of Libya in 2011. The intervention there helped to bolster extremism throughout the region. And Mali has become a key battleground. But now, amid another […]
The Solstice gathering at Stonehenge wasn’t about ignoring Covid guidelines
A crowd gathered at Stonehenge on the morning of 21 June against the advice of site manager English Heritage. Many media outlets framed it as an ignorance of Covid-19 guidelines. But those on the ground […]
Anti-corruption campaigner explains how the arms trade undermines democracy
Anti-corruption campaigner Andrew Feinstein claims that bribery is a major factor behind the global arms trade’s lack of accountability. And he says the power of the military-industrial establishment has undermined democracy, particularly in the UK. […]
Peru makes historic shift to the left amid pandemic devastation
Historian Antonio Zapata previously called Peru a ‘right-wing country’. But after a tense period of vote counting, left-winger Pedro Castillo has won the 2021 presidential election with 50.125% of valid votes. As political analyst Andrea […]
Expert says German arms companies have an ‘unholy alliance’ with politicians
The 2021 G7 summit brought together seven wealthy countries that export over 50% of all the world’s arms. Phoenix Media Co-op interviewed Dr Alexander Lurz about G7 member Germany in particular. He spoke about the […]