Several wildfires are raging uncontrollably in and around the US city of Los Angeles. From the climate crisis, to the underfunding of fire departments, to water privatisation – the blame for this catastrophe lies squarely with the capitalist class.

This Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned after almost a decade in power. His resignation symbolises the continuing crisis of liberalism. The fall of Trudeau ushers in a new era of crisis and instability for Canada.

The British government has been loudly celebrating Assad’s fall in Syria. Amidst a media frenzy to ‘rebrand’ HTS from terrorists to moderates, the real role Britain has long played in creating the conditions for Islamic fundamentalism has been obscured.