Heat, drought and wildfires devastated Europe this summer. The world moves towards greater disasters. There are solutions, it just takes work and the working class.
Capitalism
Colorado River Valley — a crisis long in the making
The twin evils of capitalism, global warming and profit-based overuse, are creating a catastrophe affecting 40 million people, including 30 Native American tribes.
Sudan’s civil war and the feminist resistance
Historical colonialism and modern capitalism have led to a series of violent conflicts in the African country.
Data Centres: mass pollution for the twenty-first century
The data centre boom, driven by the needs of tech giants and their shareholders, is detrimental to both human and natural environments.
Perth community stops a data centre
Plans for an AI data centre in Hazelmere, Western Australia were officially withdrawn following fierce local opposition.
Book Review — Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Worker’s Rights
Written by UK sex workers, the book gives a global view of the industry from angles as diverse as the circumstances that lead women there.
Letters to the editor
Responses from FSO readers.
Cuba enacts measures to privatize economy
U.S. sanctions and embargoes have created a humanitarian crisis. In response, the island’s leaders are embracing even more free market measures.
Soccer yes, FIFA no; the world’s game belongs to the people
The World Cup could be the greatest display of international working-class solidarity, if the profit and power-driven interests were removed.
The myth of millionaires migrating to tax havens
The hysterical pushback against taxing the ultra-rich makes a lot of claims that empirical evidence just doesn’t support.
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Kansas: a beacon for abortion rights
Even in a post-Dobbs world, crucial liberties like reproductive freedom can be defended through vigilance and militant organizing!
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Cuba: A Socialist Dream Deferred
Traces the ups and downs of the Cuban Revolution and the critical issue of rising capitalist influence. Analyzes the main actors in Cuban society today and discusses the path forward.