The following article was written by Paul Meighan and was first posted on bella caledonia. LANGUAGES DO NOT “DIE”, THEY ARE PERSECUTED: A SCOTTISH GAEL’S PERSPECTIVE ON LANGUAGE “LOSS” Two-thirds of the world’s 7000-7500 languages are Indigenous languages. One-third of Indigenous languages are experiencing language loss and “as many as 90% are predicted to fall…
France: anti-police uprising of marginalised youth hurls challenge to the entire social order
The following article by Kevin Anderson was first posted by the International Marxist Humanist Organisation. It argues that after a racist police murder, the uprising of France’s marginalised youth targets state apparatus in unprecedented ways, exposing the race/class fault lines of modern capitalism. FRANCE: ANTI-POLICE UPRISING OF MARGINALISED YOUTH HURLS CHALLENGE TO THE ENTIRE…
Ban cluster bombs – Ukraine is no exception
The following article by Fed Leplat was first posted by of anti-capitalist resistance. It argues for the need of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign to oppose Biden’s and Zelensky’s support for the use of cluster bombs agains Putin’s Russian imperial occupying forces in Ukraine, with the potential humanitarian risks posed by these internationally condemned weapons.. BAN…
Police turned up to a coal mine operating without a licence – to arrest protesters
The following article by Glen Black was first posted by The Canary. It highlights the police role in protecting corporate lawbreakers and criminalising protestors. POLICE TURNED UP AT COAL MINE OPERATING WITHOUT A LICENSE – TO ARREST PROTESTORS On 5 July, Extinction Rebellion (XR) blocked access to Ffos-y-Fran coal mine in Wales. The mine is infamous for…
Charity loophole lets US donors give far-right groups $272m in secret
The following article by Lydia Namubiru was first posted by openDemocracy. It highlights the role of US corporations secretly channeling money to far right groups opposed to LBGT+ and women’ rights , especially abortion. CHARITY LOOPHOLE ALLOWS US DONORS GIVE FAR RIGHT GROUPS $272M IN SECRET A loophole in US charity law is letting…
UK sanctions Iran for ‘undermining peace in the Middle East’, Israel unmentioned
The following article which was written by Joe Glenton, was first posted by The Canary. It exposes the hypocrisy of the UK government extending sanctions to Iran, by ignoring the Israeli state backed assault on Jenin. UK SANCTIONS FO IRAN ‘UNDERMINING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST’, ISRAEL UNMENTIONED Britain on Thursday, 6th July, announced plans…
The real honours of Scotland
The following article by George Gunn from the Province of the Cat was first posted by bella caledonia. It links King Charles receiving the ‘Honours Scotland’ with the seizure of the land under feudalism. This continues to this day, albeit it as aggressive capitalist expropriation. However it acknowledges its feudal forebears in the pomp and…