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Dec 16, 2024 | socialistalternative.org | Per-Åke Westerlund

Jubilant crowds on the streets of Damascus have been celebrating what until recently seemed unthinkable—the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s hated regime. The Syrian army collapsed while the regime’s over-burdened allies in Russia and Iran could only look on, hanging their former ally out to dry. The lightning offensive was led by Turkish and US-backed right-wing Islamist forces.

Dec 12, 2024 | socialistalternative.org | Tom Costello

On December 5, French President Emmanuel Macron was dealt a major blow. His government, led by Michel Barnier fell as it faced a no-confidence vote after only three months in office—the first such development in over 60 years. The President has been left suspended in mid-air, unable to form a stable government and facing deep unpopularity among the French people.

Dec 9, 2024 | socialistalternative.org | Meaghan Murray

The story of this year’s United Nations Conference of Parties (COP), the world’s largest climate conference, sounds like something written by The Onion:13 leaders from the largest polluting nations skipped out this year; Biden, Putin, Xi, and Macron were all no-shows. The host nation, Azerbaijan, is : 95% of its exports are oil and gas. COP29’s chief executive, Elnur Soltanov, was secretly filmed making fossil fuel deals during the conference.

Nov 5, 2024 | socialistalternative.org | Tom Crean

The war in Ukraine has not received as much attention in the capitalist media in the West as it did previously. In one sense, this is understandable given developments in the Middle East. This includes the horrific genocidal war unleashed by the Israeli state in Gaza and the escalating conflict in the region, with Israeli forces conducting a full-scale invasion and bombing campaign in Lebanon aiming to deal a devastating blow to Iran’s ally Hezbollah.

Oct 14, 2024 | socialistalternative.org | Corey Snoek

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has kicked off a strike which will see a massive disruption of the shipping industry and freight across the country. The union, with 47,000 members, saw its contracts expire for the East Coast and the Gulf Coast today, signaling the start of the strike.