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Trump won a significant victory for his tariff policy over the EU, underlining the political bankruptcy of liberal centrist politicians in Europe and Britain, argues Kevin Crane Things have been going ...
The AI Con is an important demolition of the hype around AI, and points to how we need to take control of the direction and purpose of new technology, finds Kevin Crane It’s been a couple of years now ...
Human-rights groups, news outlets, and universities from within Israel speak up against the ongoing genocide in Gaza as the international dissent also mounts, writes Chris Bambery Monday saw the ...
An appalling scramble by politicians to approve new fossil-fuel projects is happening just as feedback effects from wildfires stoke climate catastrophe, explains John Clarke Even in the early stages ...
Dominic Alexander dismantles common myths around wealth taxes as ‘discredited truisms of a broken economic system’ The richest 1% in of people in Britain have more wealth than the bottom 70%, and yet ...
Starmer's words on recognising Palestine are cynical but show the government is under pressure and that we can force retreats on its support for genocide, argues Kevin Ovenden With one announcement on ...
The summer, a time for the beach, sunshine, sunglasses and, in between, whatever takes our marine fancy for a holiday read. A bit of escapism, something for the fast-approaching start of the new ...
Pete Webster reports from Sunday’s rally in defence of refugees in Epping, Essex Hundreds of anti-racist demonstrators took to the leafy streets of Epping in Essex to oppose the far right who have ...
Further proof has emerged that the anti-Iraq war movement nearly toppled Tony Blair, explains Chris Nineham Documents released this week reveal panic at the heart of Blair’s government in the run up ...
Despite the relentless campaign against the resident doctors, on the picket line, the public is showing their support, reports Louis Bailey Out in the warm Friday morning, the resident doctors BMA ...
The new party is a step forward but must not become a Labour Party mark 2, argues John Rees The announcement of the intention to form a new left party by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana has been met ...
A new political alternative is desperately needed argues Mike Wayne, but it must learn the lessons of the recent past If you would like to bake a new left-wing political party, here are some essential ...