Socialist Appeal
The Marxist voice of Labour and youth
Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma details the adverse effects of social media on our lives. Although the film helps shine a light on the murky practices of Big Tech, it fails to offer any real solutions to the problems it identifies.
With his new environmental strategy, the Tory leader has pledged to save both the planet and the economy. But these are empty promises, relying on big business at a time of deep crisis. We need a socialist response to climate chaos.
News of potentially viable vaccines offers a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. But whilst workers will bear the brunt of the coronavirus crisis, the major pharmaceutical monopolies are laughing all the way to the bank.
David Attenborough’s latest documentary tells the story of climate change. But the programme and its presenter point the finger at the wrong culprit: ‘humanity’, rather than the bosses. To save the planet, we need system change.
The Tories have threatened to criminalise climate protests, in the wake of a recent blockade of the Murdoch press by Extinction Rebellion. To fight back, the climate movement must link up with organised workers and struggle for socialism.