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WSF 2009: Indigenous Activists Send SOS for the Amazon

“We are raising our voices as a wake-up call to the world, especially the rich countries that are hastening its destruction.” —Edmundo Omoré, Xavante indigenous community Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit...

Socialists Adopt 10 Point Action Plan to Stop Climate Change

Australia’s Socialist Alliance proposes a program for slashing greenhouse gas emissions. Atmospheric CO2 must fall below 325ppm. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on...

Gaza: The Facts Are Insufficiently Impartial

The BBC’s refusal to broadcast a charity appeal for Gaza will prevent essential aid from reaching the victims of Israel’s assault Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on...

How Climate Change Threatens Food Security

Climate change is a contributory factor to the food price crisis, and its impact on agriculture and food security in developing countries is expected to get more serious. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit...

World Social Forum, Brazil, Jan. 27-Feb. 1

The Ecosocialist International Network will meet in Belem, Brazil, on the day following the World Social Forum, which opens on Tuesday January 27. Here’s an overview of the WSF itself… Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...

'Next Generation' Biofuels: Bursting the New 'Green' Bubble

The massive new demand for agrofuels is escalating deforestation and resulting in conversion of biodiverse and carbon-rich native forests and grasslands into biologically barren and carbon-poor industrial tree plantations and other crop monocultures...

Climate Change Threatens Food Security in Southern Africa

Erratic rainfall has already caused food shortages in southern Africa. Yields will fall in nine percent between now and 2045. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on...

Defenders of the Land Take Action Across Canada

A new organization of grassroots activists who are in the forefront of the fight for Native rights was created at the Defenders of the Land Gathering  Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new...

Mushkegowuk Council Bans Mining on Traditional Lands

“The government needs to recognize that First Nations have the legal and constitutional right to be consulted and now we demand that consent be part of the equation.” Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit...