Equal Times

16 March 2020

Remembering Mossadegh: the anti-imperialist icon that Tehran, London and Washington would rather forget

Today Mohammad Mossadegh is the subject of renewed attention thanks to the parallels that can be drawn between the devastating sanctions that the US has imposed on Iran’s oil exports since 2018 and the embargos that paralysed Iran’s economy following the nationalisation of the country’s oil industry in [...]Read the full article

Is the EU locking into natural gas despite its promise to lead the global phase-out of fossil fuels?

9 March 2020

Environment

Is the EU locking into natural gas despite its promise to lead the global phase-out of fossil fuels?

Since 2010, just five oil and gas giants have spent at least €250 million on lobbying the EU. The push for more LNG infrastructure has come directly from the gas and pipeline industries.Read the full article

The Donetsk People's Republic, a state under construction or a ghost state?

2 March 2020

Politics & economy

The Donetsk People’s Republic, a state under construction or a ghost state?

Created in 2014 during the war against Kiev, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine is still seeking autonomy, torn between economic hardship and the geopolitical interests of its neighbours.Read the full article

In the UK and the US, populism can't stop a declining steel industry

6 December 2019

Labour

In the UK and the US, populism can’t stop a declining steel industry

“British Steel would not have gone into liquidation but for the threat of a no-deal exit from the EU. That’s an incontrovertible fact.”Read the full article

Valérie Cabanes: “Without political visionaries who are willing to defy special interests, humanity doesn't stand a chance”

20 November 2019

Environment

Valérie Cabanes: “Without political visionaries who are willing to defy special interests, humanity doesn’t stand a chance”

Could recognition by the International Criminal Court of ecocide as a crime provide a legal tool for protecting the environment from the actions of multinationals?Read the full article

Cold War in the Arctic: the latest hotspot in global geopolitics thanks to climate change

20 September 2019

Politics & economy

Cold War in the Arctic: the latest hotspot in global geopolitics thanks to climate change

A new battle – economic and political for the moment – is emerging on one of the most hostile geographical stages on the planet, the Arctic.Read the full article

Government support for Trans Mountain Expansion Project brings Canada face to face with its contradictions

6 September 2019

Environment

Government support for Trans Mountain Expansion Project brings Canada face to face with its contradictions

The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is raising tensions and pushing the country even further away from its climate commitments.Read the full article

The Amazon rainforest is burning – and we are all hypocrites

27 August 2019

Environment

The Amazon rainforest is burning – and we are all hypocrites

Mathilde Dorcadie: The critical state of our common natural heritage is all of our responsibility. The rainforest is burning because we’ve let it happen.Read the full article

“We will continue until we win,” say the Turkish protesters taking on a major Canadian mining project

23 August 2019

Environment

“We will continue until we win,” say the Turkish protesters taking on a major Canadian mining project

“An ecosystem is the relationship between animals, plants and non-living elements in a region. Deforestation is about much more than just losing trees.”Read the full article

A Green New Deal could stop the carbon bootprint of the military-industrial complex in its tracks

8 August 2019

Environment

A Green New Deal could stop the carbon bootprint of the military-industrial complex in its tracks

Steve Rushton: “Putting peace front and centre of the Green New Deal offers a way to reverse the vicious cycle of arms, oil and war.”Read the full article

The faces behind the oil America went to war for

5 July 2019

Labour

The faces behind the oil America went to war for

“Photographers often speak about ‘putting a human face’ on a particular social problem or movement. These images introduced the human faces of Iraqi oil workers to workers abroad.”Read the full article

Is lithium the ‘white gold' of the energy transition?

15 May 2019

Environment

Is lithium the ‘white gold’ of the energy transition?

The ‘lithium triangle’, consisting of salt flats in Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, is home to major reserves of the world’s supply of lithium. The mineral is set to play an important role in the transition to renewable energy, but its extraction negatively impacts indigenous communities and stresses local water [...]Read the full article

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