Greenland and Venezuela: Just the Latest Examples of Imperialist Aggression
The news in recent weeks has been full of headlines about U.S. foreign policy under Donald Trump’s increasingly aggressive regime. Although his government has carried out attacks on Iran, Yemen, Somalia and Nigeria since beginning his second term, it was the recent attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of its president, plus Trump’s threatening rhetoric […]
Indonesia: A Spark Could Set the Archipelago Ablaze
A popular uprising is sweeping Indonesia, against the policies of the president.
“No Production Is Worth A Life!” – Indonesian Nickel Plant Workers Demonstrate Against Deadly Conditions
On December 23rd, an explosion took place at the PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel nickel processing plant on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, killing 18 workers and hospitalizing 41 more. According to an initial investigation, a flammable liquid leaked during routine maintenance work on a smelter furnace, caught fire, and then set multiple oxygen tanks […]
Tesla-Linked Project Threatens Indigenous Populations in Indonesia
On Halmahera island in Indonesia, nickel mining operations are threatening the territory of one of world’s last remaining indigenous tribes living in voluntary isolation. Members of the O Hongana Manyawa tribe on Halmahera are some of the last “uncontacted peoples” on Earth, meaning they remain in voluntary isolation from the wider world, in the forests of the […]