The US-Israeli strikes against Iran are part of a decades-long war against the Islamic Republic which has refused to bow to US demands that it surrender its sovereignty, argues VIJAY PRASHAD
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How public opposition has forced Tory government U-turns
Don’t despair, writes IAN SINCLAIR, the Tory government is being forced to back down by people power – on the return to classroom, free school meals and even fracking
Scotland’s deepening crises expose the human cost of political complacency — and the toll it is taking on working-class communities, says NEIL FINDLAY
History shows from Iraq to Libya, and now Iran, that regime-change fantasies rarely deliver stability — but they always deliver human and economic cost, says MARYAM ESLAMDOUST
Hundreds protested against the US-Israel attacks on Iran in Parliament Square on Saturday, fearing a wider conflagration and horrified by the targeting of young schoolchildren, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
More than a century-and-a-half after its first publication, the message of the first Communist Manifesto continues to resonate throughout the world, says the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
LUKE FLETCHER outlines Plaid Cymru bold plans for wide-ranging policy consultations with trade unions in Wales
WHILE there are always some people who are quick to dismiss grassroots activism as ineffective, the last couple of months have provided inspiring case studies showing how protest can have a huge impact on the government and the wider political landscape.
For instance, the coronavirus crisis may have trapped most of us at home during lockdown, but public pressure has forced the government’s hand on several important issues.
In April a “Cabinet source” spoke to the Telegraph about the government’s exit strategy from the lockdown.
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