The militant mobilization of dockworkers at Piraeus Port in Greece on Saturday 15 June led to the cancellation of the the arrival of “MSC ALTAIR”, a container ship transporting weaponry and ammunition to Israel.

It is correct that the dollar is one of the most powerful instruments of the U.S.. The facts given in this article indicate why it is even more powerful than is widely understood—because it is rooted in the most fundamental features of the monetary system as analysed by Marx. The dollar, therefore, cannot be replaced as the international currency unit without an entire change in the global international situation for which the objective international conditions do not yet exist.

Socialist Project | Claudia Sheinbaum’s resounding victory in Mexico’s presidential election on June 2nd, 2024, has been welcomed by two of the country’s main energy unions,

Disconnect | Paris Marx | Anti-copyright activists fought the film and music industries. Now they’re fighting artists who want to stop generative AI.

Tribune | Keir Starmer claims that Labour is now ‘pro-business and pro-worker’, but the order of these priorities is no coincidence. Yesterday’s manifesto confirmed that the interests of big business and the wealthy will come first under a Labour government.

Jacobin | The EU election showed how much the EU establishment has accepted far-right Italian premier Giorgia Meloni. She’s often cast as a pragmatist, yet her planned constitutional rewrite and attacks on media challenge the narrative of a benign moderate turn.

Jacobin | For years, French media has speculated on “Les Horaces,” a secret group of state officials who hope to join a far-right government. With Marine Le Pen’s party heading polls for the parliamentary elections, their plans look closer to reality than ever.

Jacobin | A new report reveals how Canada’s Trudeau Liberals have repeatedly rewarded contracts to McKinsey & Company, flouting procurement rules along the way. The report sparks serious concerns about cronyism and government outsourcing practices.

How will Canada deal with Mexico’s new president? As long as she continues the Fourth Transformation, argues CD columnist Owen Schalk, readers can surely guess what Canada will do: apply diplomatic and legal pressure against the Mexican government on behalf of Canadian capital. These are measures Ottawa usually takes against progressive governments in Latin America.

Uprise RI | The FBI’s recent raid on Cortland Management reveals a nationwide conspiracy to inflate rents, potentially impacting millions of renters, including those in Rhode Island. Discover how RealPage’s software allegedly manipulates rental markets and what this could mean for your rent.

The operation saw the mass killing of over 200 Palestinians, with health officials describing the inside of Al-Aqsa Hospital as a 'slaughterhouse'

You’ve probably heard people say, “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.” There’s a lot of truth to that phrase, and it’s important to understand it as summer temperatures rise.

The Maple | The managers’ association sought a ruling that excluding them from collective bargaining infringed their rights to free association.

The Breach | Letter from pharma giant-connected advocate helps reveal blood plasma products from paid collection centres to be sold abroad by Spanish company

Few people have even heard of Bill C-70, yet the Liberals and opposition parties are hoping to ram it through without debate

Canadian Dimension | One could spend much time and effort dissecting Poilievre’s 20-year parliamentary track record and conclude, correctly, that he offers nothing to workers and cannot be trusted, but this does nothing to explain the populist strategy he is pursuing and why it appears to be succeeding, as it did recently in the European Union elections.

Tribune | The fascist surge across the European Union is directly down to the bankruptcy of centrist politicians — whose failure in addressing soaring inequalities and deep social problems should haunt Starmer's Labour.

Canadian Dimension | The newspaper is one of the world’s most notorious far-right propaganda publications

The Tricontinental | Despite an order from the International Court of Justice, the Israeli military continues to bomb southern Gaza, particularly the city of Rafah. For decades now, Israel – like the United States – has rejected any attempt to apply international humanitarian law to its actions. The ‘rules-based international order’ has always provided immunity for the US and its close allies, an immunity whose hypocrisy has increasingly been revealed. It is this double-standard that has provoked the collapse of the US-driven world order.

Jacobin | The bodies are stacked impossibly high. Children are being mutilated. Millions are starving. And Benjamin Netanyahu, the man responsible for it all, is being welcomed to the US by Democratic leaders as a dignitary rather than a bloodthirsty maniac.