Growing instability in the US economy and financial markets could have serious consequences worldwide because of the central role of the US dollar and financial system, argues MICHAEL BURKE
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Any progress in the US is blocked by its constitution
We cannot expect either party to introduce laws that will share wealth or address the ecological damage big business does — propertied interests have been protected from actual democracy since 1789, writes ROBERT OVETZ
AMERICAN DREAM: The 1787 constitutional convention as imagined by artist Howard Chandler Christy, in 1940, and (below) a copy of the US constitution, which came into force in 1789
Despite Andy Burnham’s declaration defending the continued partition of the island, all major international and internal trends are converging to make Irish reunification inevitable
The left needs a bold energy vision – because if it fails to provide one, others will shape the future in their own interests, argues ALAN SIMPSON
From Margate to Deal, mining memories are being kept alive. National co-ordinator for General Strike 100, HENRY FOWLER continued his nationwide tour of partner organisations in the Garden of England
Humans are part of the ‘animal kingdom’ – and of nature in general – but also distinct from it and labour (work) is part of what makes us unique, declared Engels. His insights 150 years ago into how our species came to be and how we differ from the rest of nature, are as important today as they were then, says the MARX MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Boxes of books, family photos and heirlooms, labour movement anniversaries, along with nostalgic memories of glorious childhood days on the Ayrshire coast still leave room for a wistful MATT KERR to hope for a better future
THE US midterm election is being portrayed as a battle between whether the Democrats or the Republicans will control Congress. But regardless of who prevails, none of the issues that matter to the economic majority will change.
Crises ranging from climate catastrophe, police terror, to corporate power have continued for decades without resolution and are certain to go unaddressed even after the election.
We blame many things for why nothing gets done. Partisanship between the two dominant parties, corporate dark money rigging elections and apathetic voters get all the blame.
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