Ben Radford

Satellite image of Typhoon Carina (Gaemi) before it made landfall over Taiwan

A new report argues that progressively taxing the world鈥檚 seven biggest oil and gas companies would raise significant funds to pay for the losses and damages caused by climate disasters, reports Ben Radford.

Protesting during Peru's national strike

About 1 million workers across Peru went on strike to demand that the government act against rising violence and extortion at the hands of organised criminal groups, reports Ben Radford.

protesting the Ibero American Summit in Cuenca

Several hundred people marched through the southern Ecuadorean city of Cuenca to protest the Ibero-American Summit, reports Ben Radford.

electric cars in traffic

While electric cars are often touted as the future of transport and a crucial part of the effort to reach 鈥渘et zero鈥 greenhouse gas emissions, in reality they are not a meaningful solution, argues Ben Radford.

billboard in Cuba says "My country: Better without the blockade"

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a non-binding resolution calling on the United States to end its 62-year blockade of Cuba. Out of the 193 member countries, only Israel and the US voted against the resolution, with Moldova abstaining, reports Ben Radford.

classroom

Nicolas Calabrese, coordinator of theEmancipa Popular Education Movement in Brazil spoke to 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Ben Radford about the struggle for the right to university education in Brazil.

protesters with banner

Thousands of workers went on strike across Peru, followed by nationwide protests, to demand that Congress repeal laws that favour organised crime and criminalise the right to protest, and call on the government to take action against worsening extortion and violence, reports Ben Radford.

Gustavo Petro

Colombian President Gustavo Petro gave an impassioned speech at the opening ceremony of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16) which takes place in Cali, Colombia until November 1, reports Ben Radford.

Anti-mining protest in Peru

The Peruvian government will send a delegation to the International Mining and Resources Conference to be held in Sydney over October 29鈥31, to promote foreign investment in the country鈥檚 mining sector, reports Ben Radford.

Public transport workers on strike

Transport workers in Peru鈥檚 Lima and Callao region went on strike on October 10鈥11 to demand that the government act against the worsening violence and extortion that workers face at the hands of organised crime groups, reports Ben Radford.

map of fires in the Amazon

More than 300,000 fires have burned more than 80 million hectares and claimed hundreds of lives across South America this year, reports Ben Radford.

protest and book cover

Israel has faced little condemnation from Western political elites and mainstream media for its genocidal war on the Palestinians because they uncritically accept the Zionist myths used to justify Israel鈥檚 ongoing colonisation and genocide. Ben Radford reviews Ilan Pappe's 10 Myths About Israel.