Our economic system is broken – and unless we break with the government’s obsession with short-termist private profit, things are destined to get worse, warns Mercedes Villalba
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Putting workers at the heart of a Just Transition
Nautilus International general secretary MARK DICKINSON calls for the rights of workers to be protected as we move to zero-emissions shipping
Following the resignation of Nepali Prime Minister KP Oli amid mass youth-driven protests, different narratives have circulated which simplify and misrepresent the complexities and reality on the ground in Nepal at the roots of this crisis, argue VIJAY PRASHAD and ATUL CHANDRA
The US is desperate to stop Honduras’s process of social and democratic change, writes TIM YOUNG
But the beneath the racism and misogyny of the far right lies a shared grievance with the left — Starmer’s complete betrayal of working people, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Climate justice and workers’ rights movements are uniting to make the rich pay for our transition to a green economy, writes assistant general secretary of PCS JOHN MOLONEY, ahead of a major demonstration on September 20
Lucy Powell may not exactly be the left’s choice, but her bid for the deputy leadership is certainly not the Labour right’s choice — and if she wins, that could mean the ascendancy of Andy Burnham and the end of Keir Starmer, writes VINCE MILLS
ACTION on climate change is non-negotiable; the devastating impact of climate breakdown is already evident from bush fires in Australia to the deathly floods in Pakistan. We must all play our part to address this major challenge of our time.
As the backbone of the global economy, shipping is one of the most carbon-intensive industries. The British government has set a target for zero-emissions shipping to be achieved by 2050, an ambition Nautilus International wholeheartedly supports.
Nautilus believes in a just and human-centred transition, one that guarantees our people, the skilled and dedicated maritime professionals that form the beating heart of global supply chains, are full and active participants in change.
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