Dave Kellaway reports from Italy on how the class struggle continues on the beaches Every year people in Italy moan about the way the ‘spiaggia libera' (free access beach) is becoming smaller and smaller. At the same time the private lidos, where you have to pay for a sun umbrella and a couple of loungers, defend their privatised territory with all sorts of barriers and walls to prevent people from moving across their beach. The law says that 5 metres of the foreshore has to remain open (…)

Un article de recherche du FMI remet en cause les fondements mêmes de la logique de transition écologique. Certes, les énergies propres progressent, mais sans qu'elles se substituent aux hydrocarbures, en raison d'une constante augmentation de la consommation énergétique. La démonstration des auteurs pulvérise la logique à l'œuvre depuis trois décennies. Alors que la France vit sa troisième vague de chaleur en 2026, cet été brûlant en Europe occidentale oblige à s'interroger sur la (…)

Even if the vote cannot end settler-colonial rule, Palestinians in Israel should use their citizenship to protect their people and the conditions for resistance. Thousands attend a protest against the epidemic of crime in the Palestinian community inside Israel, in Tel Aviv. January 31, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90) On Oct. 27, Israeli citizens will vote in the first elections to take place since the genocide in Gaza. The debate now unfolding among Palestinian citizens in Israel (…)