Jonathan Neale

Frans de Waal revealed to humans the intelligence and feelings of our fellow primates, and animals in general.

The Taliban is taking the threat of climate breakdown seriously as 40 million Afghans face a future of drought and starvation.

A million and half people face forced deportation from Pakistan, and many more face drought and climate chaos in Afghanistan.

Greta Thunberg's 'stand with Gaza' is a historic moment for the global climate movement.

The protests erupting across China deserve international solidarity. The future of the planet could be determined by their success - or failure.

LONG READ: A critique of David Graeber and David Wengrow's The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity.

The famine in Afghanistan could claim the lives of a million children. It is driven by climate breakdown - and Western foreign policy.

The world leaders meeting at COP26 will fail not because of personal failings but because of the capitalist system that they need to confront.

We need millions of new climate jobs every year if we have any hope of cutting the emissions necessary to avert breakdown.

And the day after the Glasgow COP. What do we do then?

We need global solidarity to deliver climate jobs.

Bill Gates has made billions and understands capitalist markets - from the perspective of an investor. To confront climate breakdown we need to see things as human beings.

The Texas blackouts are the latest deadly consequence of climate breakdown. And a Green New Deal and climate jobs are the solution.

As we approach the anniversary of the first Covid-19 infections in the UK and US we look at Donald Trumps big lie, and failure to protect the people.

'The truth is that we have all been too cowed, too demoralised, hopeless or frightened. It is time for us to change that in ourselves.'

The protests by public health workers for PPE hold portents for how we globally respond to the threat of climate breakdown.

'The question was whether to die of hunger or coronavirus.'

The rich want to end the lockdown. But before any government does this we need mass testing, proper equipment for essential workers and real protections for the most vulnerable.

'If you are vulnerable, like me, the information in this article may be terrifying. But this information is crucial if you and those you love are to stay safe.'

Hospital staff can pressure the government to solve supply problems and save lives. The rest of us can help. This article explains how.

Workers can take collective action in response to the coronavirus outbreak - and save lives.

We can help one another through this epidemic, and simultaneously organize to make governments, employers, welfare offices and landlords give us what we will need to survive.

How will the covid-19 outbreak effect the world economy?

How can we centre community organising and mutual aid in response to coronavirus?