A few progressive activists in the US look to the Republican Senator Ron Paul as a synpathiser for radical change. His position on the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan and his outbursts against big business have fooled many into thinking he is on the left - but the reality is very different Read more...

Almost five months ago, after a dozen or so individuals gathered for a direct-action demonstration against the greed and corruption of the economic elites of Wall Street and Washington has since then transformed into one of the largest and most dynamic global social movements of recent memory. Read more...

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Despite having relative independence, it is often forgotten that Jamaica is part of the British Commonwealth. The Queen remains the Jamaican head of state, and the final court of appeal in the country - the judicial committee of the privy council - is a group of judges from the UK’s supreme court. The legacy of colonialism and white domination of Jamaica is still very much in place in the country. Read more...

The New York Police attacked Occupy Wall Street, clearing the park and arresting many protesters in a clampdown aimed at destroying the Occupy movement, writes Dave Stockton Read more...

Fire fighters in the state of Rio de Janeiro have been organising protests for half a year. They organised several demonstrations and protests and in September they set up a camp in front of the parliament building in downtown Rio. So what is their struggle about? Read more...

The Wall Street occupation movement may have been ignored by the US mainstream media, but now it is spreading across the country writes Jeff Albertson Read more...

Troy Davis, an innocent man whose death sentence evoked widespread solidarity from hundreds of thousands both in the United States and around the world, was put to death at the 23rd hour on 21 September as family, friends, and hundreds of supporters held vigil outside. Outside of the US, many more people waited, hoping that he would be given a last minute reprieve. He recieved none. Read more...

The debt deal being passed by Congress may have saved the US government from shut down, but it will destroy the lives of millions of Americans, writes Simon Hardy Read more...