ROB WARZYNIAK wades knee deep through a pile of ‘dead canaries’ of Trumpist policies which exacerbated the horrors of US capitalism domestically
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Caledonia dreaming: a stronger economy with independence?
VINCE MILLS calls into question the SNP’s recent claim that freedom from Westminster, while remaining under the thumb of the Bank of England by keeping sterling as the currency, would work for anybody — or even be allowed by the EU
TALKING A BIG GAME: The SNP’s claimed links between independence and economic prosperity don’t match the realities of EU membership
Without evidence or Nato consultations Berlin’s answer to the Leipzig incident is a rupture of relations. SEVIM DAGDELEN examines why
FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ introduces the background to a conference on defending Latin America’s sovereignty
The glacier collapse in Nepal is yet another warning that a warming planet is making Himalayan disasters more frequent and destructive – but the countries facing the greatest risks are often those least responsible, says LI YANG
Nick Blair is set to benefit from a hugely lucrative contract to ‘virtually’ train the British army for its next war. Like father, like son, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
Even when tragedy strikes, Western media cannot resist the opportunity to turn it into a sordid propaganda opportunity, as the Nepal-China border tragedy shows, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ
Trade unions should be at the heart of the anti-racist push for reparations for the historic legacy and continuing impact of slavery, writes ROGER McKENZIE
WHATEVER else the SNP government’s new publication A Stronger Economy with Independence is about, it is not about independence. This publication, the third in the series, would have an “independent” Scotland firstly chained to the Bank of England by sharing a common currency with the remainder of the UK until (at some unspecified date in the future) it creates its own currency. This is necessary for the next big step in Scottish liberation — membership of the European Union.
More on the currency issue later, but let’s start with some common ground. Nobody from Rishi Sunak-supporting Tories to the Communist Party of Britain (Marxist–Leninist) would deny that current performance of the Tory government is anything less than shambolic.
But, and I am sure CPB-ML would agree with me here, there is an enormous difference between the capitalist system and its managers, or in this case, bad managers.
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