Charlie Macnamara

For those who missed it: this was the moment The Strokes ensured they’ll never set foot in Coachella again! I'm so proud of them #Strokeschella

This is the consolidation and hardening of the multi-pronged US attempt to reclaim Colombia in the upcoming presidential elections. First, after the Venezuela attack, Trump's threats of military intervention. Then, the use of the US's Ecuadorian proxy to destabilise Colombia's economy and fabricate a border crisis and violate its territorial sovereignty. Now, Lawfare against the president to create a false narrative, especially egregious given how Trump has given the real narcos a free ride (think Juan Orlando Hernández). None of this comes as a surprise. Colombia was for years the US deep state's most committed vassal in the Western Hemisphere. Under Petro, Colombia has taken the first steps to try and emancipate itself from this historical subjugation. Which is why the Miami neocons who are running the show in the Trump administration's Monroeist approach to Latin America are scaling up their direct interference in the Colombian elections. nytimes.com/2026/03/20/nyr…

The world energy shock is coming — it will deepen inequality in ways we've seen before. Our new @newstatesman piece argues that without urgent government action, the Strait of Hormuz crisis will ripple through our economies and rip apart our societies. Here's why. 1/

Almost feel sorry for the haters who are trying to spin Muslims voting for a woman in a party led by a gay Jewish man is evidence of Islamist sectarianism 😂 In fact it’s evidence of genuine tolerance, rejection of superficial identity politics and ability to prioritise tackling common concerns of cost of living, protecting public services and rejecting war mongering. And the promotion of mutual respect and individual freedoms. The coming together of people is terrifying for the ruling elites.

SPREAD THE WORD. IWGB Private Hire Drivers Union is calling for a boycott of all ride-hailing apps this Valentine's Day to demand fair pay, basic rights, and proper safety measures. On the 14th of February, for 24 hours - avoid the apps like the plague!

🇧🇴 Victory for Bolivia's unions after 5 days of all out general strike + weeks of mobilization. Govt has agreed to repeal neoliberal decree 5503. Unions agreed to fuel subsidy cuts, but forced removal of privatization & wider austerity. Strike continues until President signs.

🚨 I am delighted to have been elected as UNISON's next General Secretary. This is a win for ordinary UNISON members. Read my statement below:

NYC 🌆 Protest at Rockstar’s NY offices next Friday, Dec 5th with us! We will be there with organizers across the industry — let’s make the fight against their illegal union-busting international ✊ 🗓️ Friday, December 5th ⏰ 5PM onwards 📍 622 Broadway, New York, NY 10012

The intra-Left conversation around Zohran this month has basically split into two camps: people attacking every individual compromise or maneuver as a betrayal, and people readying themselves for uncritical defense on personalistic grounds.

As well as our protest this afternoon in London outside Take Two's offices, IWGB Game Workers also joined together with unions from all over Europe, including @stjv_fr, in Paris to protest against Rockstar's union busting - on est là!

We won't let Rockstar break our union and we won't be intimidated.

We've got 31 game devs who are keen to get back to work @RockstarGames

A verified Rockstar employee posted on GTAForums saying studio morale is at rock bottom & recent firings could cause further GTA 6 delays "They are not easily replaced and will certainly affect us in making our project deadlines"

Rockstar: tries to bust unions🦹‍♀️ Us: Hold my controller 🎮🔥🔥 We're fighting back 💥💥 IWGB organized a protest in front of the @RockstarGames parent company Take-Two Interactive in London today We'll make sure the credits are rolling on their corporate greed ❌️ @IWGB_GW

This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @RockstarGames fired over 30 employees for union activity. We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.

✊ OLVER'S STORY ✊ (Versión en español a continuación) Good morning, my name is Olver Betancur. I have been working at UCL for 11 years. I have a permanent contract, so I didn't think the cuts would affect me, but then the opposite happened...

BREAKING: E5 Bakehouse workers win union recognition! 🍞✊ Following over a year of workplace organising, the staff of E5 Bakehouse have secured a union recognition agreement - the first at one of London’s independent bakeries. Full press release here: iwgb.org.uk/en/post/e5-bak…

🚨The first recognised union for game devs in the UK! Workers at ZAUM now have a say in their pay and conditions, with the support of the @IWGBunion 🙌 Work in games in the UK? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game-w…

Assemble. Strategise. Coordinate. See you in Manchester? Tickets now live: bit.ly/twt25tix

Tickets for the World Transformed 2025 are now live 🚩 Join the movement in Hulme, Manchester from October 9-12 for a critical national gathering for left strategy and coordination. Grab your ticket today: bit.ly/twt25tix