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 […]

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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Direct-action network Palestine Action occupied an Arconic site in Birmingham on 14 June. And as police moved in on the second day of the action, they appeared to have an increasingly combative attitude towards the […]
Cornwall’s Kill the Bill movement held its most recent protest on 13 June. And it coincided with the G7 summit’s presence in the county. Kill the Bill and the G7 collide As part of the […]
On 12 June 2021, the second day of the G7 summit is taking place in Cornwall where leaders from the world’s richest countries will be meeting. Among those protesting against this meeting today is Resist […]
Wednesday 16 June will see the launch of a campaign to oppose the new cold war between the US and China. There will be a number of speakers at the No Cold War Britain meeting. […]
The G7 summit has attracted protests for decades. In 1991, for example, activist Bruno Manser used the event to highlight rainforest destruction in Sarawak, Borneo. But the rise of the anti-globalisation movement during the late […]
On 10 June, direct-action network Palestine Action “stormed, scaled, and occupied the Runcorn Factory of APPH, a Canadian-owned aerospace company, which manufactures military technology and landing gear for Elbit Systems’ drones”. Elbit Systems is Israel’s […]
Union leaders have joined other campaigners to demand firm climate-action commitments from the G7. This comes ahead of its summit in Cornwall between 11 and 13 June. An open letter, which trade unionist network The […]
The UK will host the G7 summit in Cornwall from 11 to 13 June. And on Saturday 12 June, one group of campaigners will be highlighting how the G7 represents “the interests of the world’s […]
On 9 June, direct-action network Palestine Action targeted LaSalle Investment Management’s headquarters. This organisation is the landlord of Elbit Systems’ London HQ. Elbit is Israel’s biggest private arms company. Campaigners have previously called on LaSalle to […]
Ilan Baruch and Alon Liel were once Israeli diplomats. They both served as ambassadors to South Africa. And now, they’ve penned an article in South African outlet GroundUp stressing that the apartheid they witnessed as […]