OPEC, Iran, and the Libyan Civil War
Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 1 2019 18:06
The rising tensions in the Persian Gulf in the past weeks can be easily attributed to a sharp crisis of overproduction in the international oil market, ongoing since 2014. One relevant theater for understanding recent developments therefore lies in the largely under-reported and often overlooked Libyan Civil War, and in particular in its wide-ranging implications for OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries).
Climate change must be a thing: it's on prime time TV
Submitted by Gabriel Levy on Apr 23 2019 09:04
The political establishment will try co-opting new climate protest movements, such as Extinction Rebellion and the school strikes. Let's stop that happening
Caribbean: The "Isla" oil refinery as a microcosm of a collapsing capitalism
Submitted by Fredo Corvo on Feb 12 2019 19:43
On the Caribbean Island of Curacao refinery workers strike against the closure of their enterprise under influence of the economic, political and human tragedy in Venezuela and the danger of inter-imperialist war.
The Yellow Vest Movement in France: Between “Ecological” Neoliberalism and “Apolitical” Movements
Submitted by R Totale on Nov 28 2018 19:44
An article from Crimethinc examining the Yellow Vests movement in France. "The past weeks have seen a massive confrontational movement arise in France opposing President Emmanuel Macron’s “ecological” tax increase on gas. This movement combines many contradictory elements..."
Oil Rig Workers Strike in Norway
Submitted by BenS6 on Jul 21 2018 09:39
Workers at oil rigs in Norway went out on strike in July after there was no response from employers over demands for increased wages and pensions benefits.
2016: the hottest year on record
Submitted by libcom on Aug 15 2017 17:00
A new report by a US government agency has found that temperatures in 2016 were the highest in 137 years of direct measurements, breaking the record for the third consecutive year.
Rojava: the fraud of a non-existent social revolution
Text from Mouvement Communiste and Kolektivně proti Kapitălu in response to recent myths propagated about the Rojava "revolution", with a detailed background about inter-imperial rivalries, the so-called "Kurdish question", national questions in general... To many leftists and anarchists, Rojava is a paradise on earth. We say: down with paradise!
2008: Disruption of Oil Land Auction
Submitted by Reddebrek on Feb 27 2017 19:14
An account of an environmental activists disruption of an auction for oil extraction rights in 2008.
1959: Fiji Oil Workers Strike
Submitted by Reddebrek on Feb 2 2017 23:15
The strike of 1959 was the first time a multi ethnic workforce struck together, and the response was martial law from the government and betrayal by tribal elders.
1984: Ogharefe Women Blockade Pan Ocean Oil
Submitted by Reddebrek on Jan 26 2017 19:58
In their struggle with the global oil giant Pan Ocean Oil the women of the Ogharefe used blockades and a traditional African custom to force the company to give in to their demands.
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