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Protest in SA against immigrants Anti-immigrant protests and violence escalate in South Africa

Anti-migrant marches have spread across several cities in South Africa in recent weeks, with some turning violent against African migrants amid rising economic tensions.

Global Climate March MST COP30 Converging crises: climate, poverty and the failure of green capitalism

The climate hazards faced by the global poor, carefully described in the UNDP report, are not a coincidental injustice. They are the direct result of the core logic of capital accumulation pursued by the ruling classes of the Global North and South.

US Census 2024 shows the rich pulled ahead before Trump, and inequality is set to get worse

The top 10% gained an income boost, while households at the 10th and 50th percentiles saw little to no change from the previous year

Philadelphia public transit “death spiral” is a warning for other underfunded cities across the US

As students and workers struggled to commute amid SEPTA cuts, a sports betting firm paid to move Eagles fans, laying bare Philadelphia’s transit crisis

The monsters of the global crisis interregnum The monsters of the global crisis interregnum

Between capitalism in decline, expressed in wars and neo-fascism, and the left calling for reconstruction, people resist.

The monsters of the global crisis interregnum Los monstruos del interregno de la crisis global

Entre el capitalismo en decadencia expresado en las guerras y el neofascismo y la izquierda que pide reconstrucción, los pueblos resisten.

Kudumbashree kerala Kerala, gobernada por los comunistas, está erradicando la pobreza extrema

A medida que la desigualdad se profundiza en países de todo el mundo, el estado indio de Kerala se ha convertido en un faro de esperanza. Para noviembre de 2025, Kerala se convertirá en el primer estado de la India en erradicar por completo la pobreza extrema.

Kudumbashree kerala Communist-led Kerala is eradicating extreme poverty

As inequality deepens in countries across the globe, the Indian state of Kerala has emerged as a beacon of hope. By November 2025, Kerala is set to become India’s first state to entirely eradicate extreme poverty.

Del robo colonial a la justicia agraria: el largo camino de Sudáfrica hacia la reforma agraria

La Ley de Expropiación de Sudáfrica ha provocado un debate en el país sobre el persistente modelo racista de tenencia de la tierra en el país, además de haber desatado una disputa diplomática con Estados Unidos.

From colonial theft to agrarian justice: South Africa’s long road to land reform

South Africa’s Expropriation Act has provoked debate within the country over the enduring racist land tenure model in the country, and has also sparked a diplomatic row with the United States.

Oxfam report: Global institutions breed global inequality and need reform

This year’s Oxfam report declares that former colonial powers in the Global North extracted and continue to extract billions of dollars of wealth every year from the countries of the Global South.

Activists expect multiple obstacles during health discussions at COP28

While health is on the agenda at the COP28 summit in the UAE, activists fear significant progress on climate and health will not be achieved due to a number of factors such as the presence of lobbyists from the fossil fuel sector