Die Gewerkschaften wollen ihre Warnstreiks im öffentlichen Dienst der Länder verstärken. Ziel ist es, den Druck in den Verhandlungen zu erhöhen.

Since Donald Trump took office, the U.S. government has been more aggressively boosting fossil fuels to exert geopolitical dominance. President Donald Trump stated unequivocally that the military assault on Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife are aimed at gaining control of the country’s oil reserves. Meanwhile, oil company shares are soaring, a dividend on the investments of “Big Oil,” the major donor to Trump’s election campaign. It is also no coincidence that Nigeria (which the U.S. bombed over Christmas) and Iran and Greenland, which Trump repeatedly threatens, are oil-rich regions, too.

After several weeks of mass marches and road blockades, Bolivian workers succeeded in forcing the recently inaugurated neoliberal government of Rodrigo Paz to repeal the controversial Decree 5503, popularly known as the “gasolinazo,” which eliminated hydrocarbon subsidies in Bolivia. The measure promptly raised the prices of several products by as much as 162%. Initially, after several attempts at dialogue, the Paz administration refused to back down on its decision, despite the clear social discontent it had caused. Subsequently, workers called for a “national revolution”, which aimed to radicalize the struggle on all fronts.

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Many of the figures emerging as key players in the new US-backed administration for Gaza were central to Washington’s Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), the Financial Times (FT) reported. The GHF was a deadly US-Israeli aid scheme introduced in May, which was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of starving Palestinian aid seekers. According to the FT report, the Gaza executive committee set to be announced soon – which will operate directly under a Trump-led ‘Board of Peace’ – is being “shaped” by several people close to Israel.

Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison has cultivated a reputation for luxury that matches his immense fortune, but one of his indulgences proved more controversial than intended. According to sources, the ...

Claudia Kemfert und Elli Ries besprechen die geplante Schließung des NCAR, den aktuellen Stand der Atomenergie und die realen Kosten fossiler Abhängigkeit

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Wie marode die Bahn ist, merken viele Bürger jeden Tag. Doch für ihren Ausbau fehlt der Regierung trotz Sondervermögens das Geld. Der Kanzler und sein Vize brechen damit ein Versprechen.

Eine Uni in Texas hat dem Professor Mark Peterson verboten, Texte des antiken Philosophen Platon im Unterricht zu behandeln. Hier erzählt er, wie er mit der Vorschrift umgeht und was er nun lehrt.