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Ecuador’s election wasn’t free — and its people will pay the price under President Noboa
Boeing’s recklessness puts lives and jobs at risk
Profits come before people in the competitive world of aviation, says STEVEN WALKER
Join the traditional march from Clerkenwell Green, which will bring together countless international workers’ organisations in a statement against the far right
The money tap to anti-Cuban agitators will never be shut off under Trump
Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US hegemony
Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
BOEING recently announced that it would give $100 million to help families affected by the two 737 Max crashes in 2018 and earlier this year. A few days later a low-cost Saudi operator cancelled an order worth $6 billion.
Boeing’s company value has sunk $28bn since the grounding of all Boeing 737 Max aircraft. This is a modern tale of capitalism in action: competition, greed and short-cuts leading to avoidable deaths and putting tens of thousands of workers’ jobs at risk.
The media coverage of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft has generally accepted the official company line that pilot error was to blame for the deaths of 346 people in two crashes because they failed to read the operating manual.
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