Arne Johansson

1 month ago | socialistalternative.ca | Tim Heffernan |Arne Johansson

International Socialist AlternativeIn many parts of the world, the clock appears to be turning back on the gains made by the women’s movement and workers’ struggles in the past. This is a symptom of a capitalist system which, in its state of crisis and decay, turns towards reactionary ideas and leaders to defend itself. Faced with this, what’s needed now is a strong socialist feminist response.

Dec 9, 2024 | socialistalternative.ca | Arne Johansson |Eric Jenkins |Tim Heffernan |Chris Fofonoff

This autumn’s devastating torrential rains in Spain, hurricanes in the Caribbean Sea and typhoons in Southeast Asia are a warning of the apocalyptic future that looms unless the world can quickly halt global warming. The devastation is a direct consequence of 2023 and 2024 being the hottest years on record, with global temperatures peaking at 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and the Paris Agreement targets evaporating as fast as carbon dioxide emissions have increased.

Dec 6, 2024 | socialistalternative.ca | Arne Johansson |Tim Heffernan |Bill Hopwood |Keely Mullen

UN climate summit an expected failureThe main purpose of COP29, the twenty-ninth UN climate summit — this time held in the oil dictatorship of Azerbaijan — is said to have been to devise a plan for how rich countries can support poor countries’ financing of climate adaptation and transition.