International

Bolivia’s Evo Morales wins historic third term

October 22, 2014 // 0 Comments

by Bill Bonnar Major celebrations broke out in Bolivia and throughout Latin America on October 12 at the stunning election victory by MAS—The Movement Toward Socialism led by President Evo Morales. ...

New left party shakes up Spanish politics

October 2, 2014 // 0 Comments

by Jack Ferguson 2014 has been a dramatic political year, and not only in Scotland. In the Spanish state, a completely new party founded only in January is now being talked about as a serious ...

Ebola crisis linked to neoliberal economics

October 2, 2014 // 0 Comments

by Bill Bonnar The Ebola crisis which has ravaged parts of West Africa has gripped world attention. Around 3,000 deaths; perhaps many more caused by a virus which ignores state boundaries. Despite ...

Gaza massacres highlight urgent need for solidarity

August 1, 2014 // 0 Comments

by Mick Napier, Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign The current Israeli massacre is simply the latest in what Israel calls ‘mowing the lawn’, i.e. smashing up Gaza and its imprisoned ...

Jerusalem Archbishop puts Israel in the dock

August 1, 2014 // 0 Comments

by Stephanie Pride As the bombs continue to fall on Gaza and the death toll mounts, support for the besieged Palestinians is spreading throughout all sections of society, not least among faith-based ...

Capitalist failure at the heart of Ukraine crisis

August 1, 2014 // 0 Comments

by Bill Bonnar The on-going conflict in Ukraine took a traumatic twist with the shooting down of a civilian passenger airliner. This was an appalling tragedy but it was not, as has been claimed, a ...

Bush and Blair’s war underpins Iraq crisis

July 5, 2014 // 0 Comments

by Bill Bonnar Despite Tony Blair’s pleas to the contrary, the current crisis in Iraq is a direct consequence of the American war against that country and its subsequent destruction. It is worth ...