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
As inequality grows, so too does our collective power
As we watch the cost-of-living crisis deepen and see full-time workers relying on foodbanks and charities, we are also witnessing the rapid growth of class consciousness and trade union action against poverty, writes BRENDA AITCHISON
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
LAST WEEK saw the publication of the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine. There was much media attention due to its cover star Harry Styles’s resplendent pink sequin shorts and white fur coat. But it was the editor’s letter by Cliff Joannou which caught my attention.
He writes that we don’t hear good news and we often don’t have much to celebrate — but as British music exports rose by 13.7 per cent in 2021, he says that the arts are here to save us.
As I visited the Edinburgh Festival last week, I agreed in part. The performances were diverse, entertaining, thought-provoking, joyous — a visual and auditory feast.
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This year is the Unison Year of LGBT+ Workers, and this means all of us in the trade union movement must acknowledge the deepening challenges that are emerging in Britain and around the world, writes BRENDA AITCHISON