After a short hiatus during the pandemic, demand for travel and holidays continues to rise. Protests are breaking out in popular destinations, as residents get pushed out by sightseers. To make tourism sustainable, we need socialist planning.

Stock prices have been on a rollercoaster ride over the last week, in response to fears about the US and global economy. Capitalism’s accumulated contradictions are beginning to burst to the surface. A new slump looms, with explosive consequences.

Continuing sabre-rattling between Israel and its regional rivals threatens to spill over into a wider conflagration across the Middle East, pulling in Lebanon, Iran, and the big imperialist powers. Only revolution can put an end to this nightmare.