The proxy war in Ukraine is heading to a denouement with the US and Russia dividing the spoils while the European powers stand bewildered by events they have been wilfully blind to, says KEVIN OVENDEN
Building internationalism and solidarity
Why trade unionists should build the movement for peace in Palestine and Ukraine, posits JOE WILSON
One can only imagine what would happen if 2.2 million Palestinian refugees were pushed into Jordan, Egypt and other Arab countries, per Trump’s proposal, writes RAMZY BAROUD
This is the most anti-migrant government in decades, argues RAVISHAAN RAHEL MUTHIAH
VICTOR GROSSMAN reports, with a little chuckle, on how US readiness to work with Russia, not just on peace for Ukraine, has thrown a spanner into the German electoral machine
SOLOMON HUGHES probes the finances of a phoney ‘charity’ pushing the free schools and academies agenda
Freedom now for former PM Mir-Hossein Mousavi and other political prisoners
VIJAY PRASHAD examines why in 2018 Washington started to take an increasingly belligerent stance towards ‘near peer rivals’ – Russa and China – with far-reaching geopolitical effects
AS trade unionists, we stand at a critical juncture. The conflicts in Palestine and Ukraine are not just distant tragedies; they are ongoing catastrophes in which Britain is complicit.
Our duty is to build a labour movement that wins in the workplace, but also one which promotes peace and challenges the systems that perpetuate these wars.
British trade unionists need to mobilise for peace in places such as Palestine and Ukraine, by highlighting the roles of the US, Nato and British arms industries in fuelling these and other conflicts.
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