Why Are Elections So Uninspiring, Why Don’t They Lead to Real Change, and What Can We Do About It?
The 2022 election campaign is gearing up, and both the major parties are in crisis. The Scott Morrison government has been exposed for its misogynistic culture, inaction on climate change, and failure to deal with a series of disasters. On top of everything else, they have used the first few weeks of the election campaign […]
Do We Need to Go for the ‘Nuclear Option’?
We are in the midst of a deepening climate emergency. It is predicted that in the next few years global average temperatures will reach 1.5 degrees above pre industrial levels — a potentially catastrophic milestone. The chief reason for this rise is the massive amounts of greenhouse gases pumped into the atmosphere due to the […]
Springtime of Discontent in Northern Ireland
“SPRINGTIME OF DISCONTENT” was the headline carried by the Belfast Newsletter on 1 April 2022. An apt description of the current wave of industrial unrest and a warning to the employers in Northern Ireland that workers will not sit idly by while their living standards are eroded by inflation. In a short couple of months […]
Right-Wing Tropes, Gaslighting, and High-Paid Spies: Amazon’s Union Busting at LDJ5
Following the historic union victory at the JFK8 fulfillment center on Staten Island, Amazon Labor Union (ALU) is gearing up for the next election at LDJ5, the 1,500 worker sort center across the street. Amazon workers from other facilities are standing at the front door of the warehouse talking to workers at all hours of […]