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Environment highlights

  • China / TikTok and the threat to cultural hegemony

    What is it about this particular social media platform that has the imperialists so worked up?

    28 Mar 2025 , Friends of Socialist China
  • Lay-offs and closures / The Grangemouth scandal

    Failure to mobilise against job cuts at Grangemouth reveals the fraudulent nature of Unite and SNP leaders.

    6 Mar 2025 , Proletarian
  • USA / LA fires fuelled by imperialism, corruption, exploitation and injustice

    Meanwhile, corporate media try to divert attention by divisive culture wars framing.

    5 Feb 2025 , Proletarian
  • Mexico / Will Mexico be blackmailed to help destroy Cuba with blackouts?

    The US regime is doing everything in its power to strangle the Cuban people, and to force the rest of the world to join in its genocidal economic warfare.

    1 Jan 2025 , Lalkar
  • China / Ella Rule: What I learned in Xinjiang

    Innovations abound as the Chinese region pushes ahead with its agricultural and industrial development.

    1 Jan 2025 , Lalkar
  • China / Yellen’s visit to Beijing: penny lectures from economic ignoramuses

    The USA is outraged to find it no longer calls all the shots on its much-promoted world market.

    20 May 2024 ,
  • France / Europe: the peasants’ revolt

    What is at the root of the crisis in European farming?

    9 Feb 2024 , Proletarian
  • Industry / Grangemouth refinery workers’ jobs at risk

    Why is Scotland’s main oil refining plant planning to become a mere import hub?

    18 Dec 2023 ,
  • Economy / HS2: they should have gone to ChinaSavers!

    What does it say about our decaying system that our rulers can spend decades debating and spending to deliver precisely nothing at the end of it?

    24 Nov 2023 , Lalkar
  • Economy / Macquarie stokes the roaring inflationary fires

    Vulture capitalists are not ‘bad apples’ – they are the inevitable product of a system in deep and permanent crisis and decline.

    20 Sep 2023 , Lalkar
  • China / How China is developing mass involvement in local governance

    The CPC is working at the local level to build social cohesion and stability, deepening its connections with the people.

    19 Sep 2023 , Proletarian
  • Film and TV / Film review: Oppenheimer

    While the USA continues to trumpet itself as the home of free speech, this is only allowed so long as what is said poses no threat to imperialist domination at home and abroad.

    15 Sep 2023 , Lalkar
  • Ukraine / With depleted uranium, nuclear war is underway in Europe

    Nato war crimes in Donbass don’t stop at DU; Donbass civilians are routinely targeted by cluster bombs and petal mines.

    12 Sep 2023 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / Ofgem serves corporate energy profiteers

    The energy regulators work, just not for workers.

    11 Sep 2023 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / Oxfam identifies inequalities in shocking detail, but provides no solution

    Price-gouging is a real monopoly practice. But is it really at the root of the global economic crisis?

    25 Aug 2023 , Proletarian
  • China / Ella Rule: ‘Xi Jinping’s call to strengthen the party comes at the right moment’

    The ‘US-led world order’ will use all its very considerable economic, military and propaganda means to oppose China’s rise.

    23 Aug 2023 ,
  • Americas / Celac-EU summit and the rise of Latin-American sovereignty

    While European diplomacy failed on every front, the confident advance of the anti-imperialist bloc was unmistakable.

    19 Aug 2023 ,
  • China / Reflections on a visit to China and its path to modernisation

    Whilst western ‘democracies’ focus on elections every four years, the CPC aims to prioritise ‘confidence in its democracy and in the guiding philosophy of Marxism’.

    17 Jul 2023 , Lalkar
  • Economy / Thames Water scandal – is the party drawing to a close?

    Having paid a fortune to private investors for years, the British public must now pay again to bail out indebted utilities and clean up the horrific mess they have made.

    12 Jul 2023 , Lalkar
  • Japan / Japan to release radioactive wastewater into the Pacific despite regional alarm

    Atomic agency to approve Fukushima discharge amid allegations of bribes and widespread environmental concerns.

    10 Jul 2023 , Proletarian
  • Environment / The biggest threat to the environment is the imperialist war machine

    While lecturing workers about ‘consumer choices’, western environmental lobbies give a free pass to the planet’s real polluters.

    20 Jun 2023 , Proletarian
  • Environment / Ecology without class struggle is gardening!

    Our planet can only be saved by scientific planning of human production and economic activity, taking into account all the consequences for nature.

    15 Jun 2023 ,
  • Pollution / Demand renationalisation of the water system without compensation

    Growing public outrage has forced a mealy-mouthed apology from Water UK, but the profiteers deserve jail sentences, not a wrist-slapping.

    30 May 2023 , Proletarian
  • Venezuela / Venezuela: Blockade and plunder

    How the imperialists use theft and sanctions to try to force regime change in countries that defy their diktat.

    18 May 2023 ,
  • Jamaica / The human cost of bauxite-alumina mining in Jamaica

    Another example of monopoly looting with no care for the consequences to people or environment.

    11 May 2023 ,
  • Pollution / ULEZ: a green greed initiative

    Not so much an environmental measure as a tax on driving and an effort to keep the car monopolies in profit.

    18 Apr 2023 , Proletarian
  • USA / Message to US workers: Britain sending depleted uranium to Ukraine

    The imperialists can seem incredibly powerful, but in fact their dominance is declining and their rule is showing signs of senility and decay.

    10 Apr 2023 ,
  • China / Is China the target of the greatest propaganda campaign in human history?

    How can we resist the rising tide of sinophobia when there is so little printed or spoken about China by western media and politicians that actually reflects reality?

    3 Apr 2023 , Pearls and Irritations
  • Germany / Scholz visits Biden as USA works to bury the truth about Nord Stream

    Will Washington test the anti-Putin coalition to destruction?

    28 Mar 2023 , Proletarian
  • Germany / How America took out the Nord Stream pipeline

    The New York Times called it a ‘mystery’, but the truth is that the United States executed a covert sea operation against its own allies.

    11 Feb 2023 , Seymour Hersh
  • Capitalist crisis / Capitalists are causing inflation, not workers!

    It’s time for the hoary old myth about wages causing inflation to be put to bed. Higher wages lead to lower profits, hence the bosses’ opposition.

    29 Jan 2023 ,
  • USA / The US ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ – blatant protectionism

    US monopolies are hoping to survive the present crisis at the expense of their rivals, but alienating all their allies will ultimately only hasten their demise.

    24 Jan 2023 , Lalkar
  • Capitalist crisis / Prepay meter scandal reveals workers being slowly crushed by energy debt

    Workers who can’t afford crippling energy prices are being forced to pay even higher rates by the vulture providers.

    18 Jan 2023 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / Happy new year?

    There is no reform that could enable this profit-hungry system to serve the needs of the working people.

    3 Jan 2023 ,
  • Qatar / Qatar at the crossroads?

    Can US pressure force Qatar to sever its economic ties to Iran and Russia?

    31 Dec 2022 , Proletarian
  • Climate change / What a Cop-out!

    Even the most inveterate supporters of capitalism have been forced to admit that the UN’s climate mechanism has been taken over by the oil lobby.

    26 Dec 2022 , Lalkar
  • Pollution / Britain’s dire water situation is no joke

    Privatisation has stolen over £60bn from essential services, leaving the country to wallow in its own filth.

    19 Dec 2022 , Proletarian
  • Brazil / Can Lula get Brazil back on track?

    Much has changed since Lula’s first presidency. While the economic situation is far more difficult, international shifts could work in the country’s favour.

    10 Dec 2022 ,
  • World / Imperialist aggression hastens demise of US hegemony and the rise of Brics

    As history moves on, new alliances are being formed that are more in tune with the real balance of forces in the world.

    25 Nov 2022 , Proletarian
  • China / Xi Jinping to CPC: The times are calling us, and the people expect us to deliver’

    The last five years have indeed been ‘truly momentous and extraordinary’ ones in China’s history and development – and the next five look likely to be even more so.

    23 Nov 2022 , Friends of Socialist China
  • Czech Republic / Czech communist leader on the mass movement against Nato’s war

    Josef Skála explains what is driving the huge protest movement that has rocked his country to its foundations.

    13 Nov 2022 , Proletarian
  • Environment / Environmentalists: time to look your gift horse in the mouth

    The misguided actions of the environmentalist movement are annoying workers and harming the aims they espouse.

    11 Nov 2022 , Proletarian
  • Germany / Germany is under pressure. Something’s got to give

    As the economic crisis deepens and political panic spreads, the future of a unified European imperialist block is looking ever more shaky.

    19 Oct 2022 , Proletarian
  • Energy / Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse: fracking is back on the agenda

    Whichever way they turn, Truss and co are tying themselves in knots trying to escape the Gordian knot of the energy and inflation crises.

    10 Oct 2022 , Proletarian
  • Germany / Pipeline terrorism: Who benefits?

    Western media allegations denouncing Russia’s alleged act of (self) sabotage make no sense, either politically or economically.

    5 Oct 2022 ,
  • Netherlands / The Dutch farmers’ militant struggle

    How can the needs of the people to eat and their need to live in a clean and stable environment both be met?

    8 Sep 2022 , Lalkar
  • Capitalist crisis / Families face energy bills topping £5,000 this autumn

    Privatisation of the energy industry has put Britons at the mercy of world market prices – and no bourgeois party has a clue what to do about it.

    30 Aug 2022 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / Cost of living crisis worsens as inflation and energy prices soar

    Our rulers are keen to blame ‘the Russians’ for the intrinsic failings of the capitalist system itself.

    29 May 2022 , Proletarian
  • Climate change / Demonising fossil fuels will not tackle the environmental crisis

    Only nationalisation of the energy sector will allow us to make rational plans to safeguard both our energy supplies and our future.

    2 Apr 2022 , Proletarian
  • Ukraine / The crisis in Ukraine is not about Ukraine. It’s about Germany

    In whipping up a provocation against Russia in Ukraine, the USA’s primary objective was to stop the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

    9 Mar 2022 , Lalkar
  • China / China investing massively to address climate change

    China’s example shows the real way out of our climate disaster – but taken alone, even its great strides cannot be enough.

    5 Feb 2022 , Proletarian
  • Economy / BP’s ‘cash machine’ goes into overdrive as workers’ energy bills soar

    Britain’s energy monopolies are enjoying a profit bonanza as their rivals disappear and Ofgem fixes prices on their behalf.

    11 Jan 2022 , Proletarian
  • Environment / Stop these sociopaths from poisoning our rivers!

    We are reaping the whirlwind after decades of criminal neglect of Britain’s privatised water and sewage systems.

    15 Dec 2021 , Proletarian
  • Economy / Energy crisis: more millions to prop up the privateers

    Taxpayer cash will shore up monopoly profits while workers shiver this winter.

    14 Dec 2021 , Proletarian
  • Climate change / Cop26: Fiddling while the world burns

    Awash with fossil fuel lobbyists and corporate sponsors, the latest ‘climate conference’ was just another greenwashing exercise for monopoly capital.

    19 Nov 2021 , Proletarian
  • Energy / Why is Britain importing coal from Australia and the USA?

    Is it fear of militant miners that keeps our rulers from reopening deep mines in Britain while we still have a need for coal?

    18 Nov 2021 , Proletarian
  • Economy / Gas prices go through the roof as global shortage ties supply lines in knots 

    Millions of families will again be forced to choose between heating and eating this winter.

    22 Sep 2021 , Proletarian
  • Ecuador / Chevron’s disgraceful persecution of human rights lawyer Steven Donziger

    Instead of paying billions in damages owed for horrific pollution of Ecuador’s rainforest, the oil giant is hounding and demonising its accusers.

    13 Sep 2021 , Proletarian
  • Environment / Workers party hosts popular rally against LTN scheme in Birmingham

    An excellent example of socialists connecting with the community in order to advance their interests and raise their understanding.

    7 Aug 2021 , Proletarian
  • Environment / ‘Recycling’ today: greenwashing for a broken, ecocidal system

    Why does our society seem so incapable of dealing with the rising tide of plastic that threatens to overwhelm us?

    28 Jul 2021 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / BLM, XR: No reds under the bed … yet

    Our rulers are nervous that workers may start to put up really meaningful resistance to imperialist domination, despoliation and war.

    2 Apr 2021 , Proletarian
  • Climate change / The profiteers are responsible for the environmental disaster in Texas

    The logic of capitalism means that our rulers consistently prioritise short-term profits over society’s long-term needs; even at the risk of their own extinction.

    20 Mar 2021 , Lalkar
  • Health / Nutrition is a human right: we must demand decent food for all

    Corporate-funded ‘nutrition’ studies are a perfect example of how the profit motive perverts the course of scientific enquiry.

    5 Mar 2021 , Proletarian
  • Housing / Planning reforms won’t fix the housing crisis

    Building more homes is not the answer unless they are built for those who need them.

    14 Feb 2021 , Lalkar
  • Environment / Bayer AG forced to pay over $10bn to settle cancer claims

    A US court has unexpectedly agreed that Roundup does indeed cause cancer – and awarded unprecedented damages to victims.

    5 Aug 2020 , Proletarian
  • Climate change / Book review: The Uninhabitable Earth

    While giving admirable details regarding the facts of climate change the author fails to draw the crucial conclusion – that you need to be red to be green.

    23 Jul 2020 , Lalkar
  • Climate change / COP25: Has anything actually been achieved to help save our environment?

    As the imperialists haggle and back-peddle, the simple truth is that you have to be red to be green.

    3 Jan 2020 , Lalkar
  • Climate change / From climate change to regime change

    From Brazil to Bolivia and Venezuela: how the environment has become a tool of coercion.

    12 Nov 2019 , Proletarian
  • China / Building a prosperous and environmentally-conscious society

    A first-hand view of China’s march forward.

    17 Oct 2019 , Proletarian
  • Climate change / The TUC and climate change: don’t mention the wars

    Unions tail-end middle-class eco protests and stoke illusions in ‘green’ capitalism.

    28 Sep 2019 , Proletarian
  • Climate change / Letter: How can we deal with climate change?

    Should workers ‘take a haircut’ to save the environment?

    10 Jun 2019 , Proletarian
  • Pollution / Residents unite against power station plan next to Bristol inner-city nursery

    Fight against unelected planning authorities exposes once again the true nature of Britain’s sham democracy.

    2 Jun 2019 , Proletarian
  • Climate change / Yellow vests v Extinction Rebellion

    Climate protestors’ leader accidentally gives away the ruling class’s agenda.

    4 May 2019 ,
  • Social wage / Bristol bus protest highlights failing public transport in Britain

    Workers must demand renationalisation as the first step towards affordability, planning, and the sanity of a socialist economy.

    25 Nov 2018 , Proletarian
  • Energy / Government plans to push fracking through the back door

    If we want to save our planet, we’ll need to get rid of capitalism.

    11 Oct 2018 , Proletarian
  • Laos / Our party’s internationalist tasks: support for revolutionary Laos

    The Lao people are pressing ahead to develop their country, with plans to turn it into a powerhouse for generating renewable energy.

    16 Aug 2018 , Proletarian
  • Greece / Devastating Athens fires caused by greedy ‘development’ speculation

    Profits are valued over human life and the natural environment as at least 84 Greek people are declared dead, over 120 more are missing and 2,000 homes destroyed.

    2 Aug 2018 , Proletarian
  • Pollution / Air pollution in Britain at scandalously high levels

    And all for the sake of the profits of the automobile industry.

    1 Feb 2018 , Proletarian
  • Energy / Frack flak buried

    The government is trying to push ahead with fracking despite environmental and economic objections.

    1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
  • Climate change / Sea levels are rising faster than previously thought

    Capitalism has no answer to its destruction of the environment.

    1 Apr 2016 , Proletarian
  • Climate change / Floods in Britain: capitalism creating and exacerbating ‘natural’ disasters

    As cuts, privatisation and climate change collide to create a perfect storm, it’s becoming clearer than ever that we’ve got to be red to be green!

    1 Feb 2016 , Proletarian
  • Korea / DPRK conducts successful H-Bomb test

    US imperialism steps up pressure on Korea and China in an effort to preserve its role of no 1 playground bully.

    1 Feb 2016 , Proletarian
  • Pollution / VW emissions scandal

    Capitalism will always put the need for maximum profit above the people’s health – or even saving the planet.

    1 Dec 2015 , Proletarian
  • Energy / Imperialism’s oil game

    What will be the outcome of the law of unforeseen consequences?

    1 Dec 2014 , Proletarian
  • Energy / Fracking the world away?

    Capitalism can’t be trusted to take care of our environment or our health.

    1 Aug 2013 , Proletarian

Environment topics

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  • Energy
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Environment video

  • Climate change / Nicaragua, climate crisis and capitalism

    In the final analysis, there aren’t hundreds of problems in the world – there is just one.

    14 Feb 2024,
  • Capitalist crisis / Red Youth: Marxism can channel the anger of our youth into revolution

    Decaying capitalism offers young people only alienation and misery. The path to a positive future lies in harnessing our energies against the present system.

    28 Nov 2023,
  • Russia / ‘Empire of lies’. Russia sums up the anti-imperialist view to the UN assembly

    Sergey Lavrov to general assembly: ‘Our future is being shaped by a struggle between the global majority and the neocolonial few.’

    28 Sep 2023, Proletarian TV
  • Niger / Nigerien coup spearheads a popular revolution

    Another Sahel comprador regime has fallen to a popular movement led by patriotic army officers. The contagion is bound to spread.

    18 Aug 2023,
  • USA / Max Blumenthal to UN security council: Ukraine war is a giant Ponzi scheme

  • Saudi Arabia / The Duran: China and Saudi Arabia, a massive realignment

  • World TV / Ranjeet Brar: The relationship between the Ukraine conflict and oil

  • World TV / Comrade Joti on CrossTalk: ‘Russia and the Global South’

  • Ukraine / Nato’s actions in Ukraine pushing Europe to economic collapse

  • Capitalist crisis / Comrade Joti on RT’s CrossTalk: ‘What reset?’

  • Climate change / Oxfam: Can fairer taxes save our environment?

  • Environment / Glyphosates: Monsanto still getting away with murder

  • Ethiopia / Flowers and famine

  • Economy / Can the food crisis be solved?

Environment theory

  • Georgia / Why reimagine Soviet Georgia?

    Despite 30 years of efforts to bury and vilify its memory, the resilience of communism remains undefeated.

    11 Feb 2024, Monthly Review
  • World / Imperialism, Brics and the ‘global south’

    The rapid shift in the global balance of power looks set not only to continue but to accelerate in 2024.

    1 Jan 2024, Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / The oil slump and its ramifications

    In attempting to retain domination over the oil market, Saudi Arabia has alienated its most important ally, supporter and protector.

    19 May 2020, Lalkar
  • China / Chinese forum discusses humanity’s shared future

    Why is China so far ahead of the imperialist countries in its development of green technologies?

    5 Mar 2019, Proletarian
  • Science and technology / Right to repair: a threat to monopoly superprofits

    Apple are using their monopoly to rob workers by designing their phones and laptops to break. It’s wasteful, anti-environment and anti-worker; it’s capitalism!

  • Theory / Time to face it: capitalism must go!

    Only a planned economy designed to meet people’s needs can solve the problems of disease, poverty, inequality, war and environmental degradation.

  • Climate change / Save humanity: the ticking time bomb of climate change

    Even faced with their own destruction, the imperialists are incapable of doing anything to prevent a climate catastrophe.

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