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While riding the No 3 bus in Glasgow MATT KERR has ample time to dissect the moribund Scottish Labour decline into near oblivion and watch intriguing bus passenger dynamics
Can Israel exist without the US?
Perhaps US aid in 1981 was almost 10 percent of Israel’s economy — in 2020, the nearly $4 billion donation was closer to 1 per cent. Those struggling against the occupation of Palestine must recognise our oppressor’s growing independence, writes RAMZY BAROUD
The best wildfire service may begin with the community, argues KOMAL RAJ ARYAL
Dignity is important to all humans, argues the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School, but it does not come about automatically. In a less than perfect world, dignity can accompany suffering, but the collective dignity of working people is achieved through acting together to change the world.
The US aim to reshape the existing order in the Middle East needs to be resolutely resisted, argues PAYAM SOLHTALAB
Concessions to Washington by the post-Maduro leadership in Caracas are designed to preserve the core of the Bolivarian Revolution not betray it, argue Roger D Harris, Francisco Dominguez and Mara Paez Victor. How the solidarity movement responds is critical
ALMA EGAN suggests four days out that bring the region’s history of protest to life
WHEN Russian and Ukrainian delegations meeting in Turkey on March 29 reached an initial understanding regarding a list of countries that could serve as security guarantors for Kiev should an agreement be struck, Israel appeared on the list.
The other countries included the US, Britain, China, Russia, France, Turkey, Germany, Canada, Italy and Poland.
One may explain Israel’s political significance to the Russian-Ukrainian talks based on Tel Aviv’s strong ties with Kiev, as opposed to Russia’s trust in Israel. This is insufficient to rationalise how Israel has managed to acquire relevance in an international conflict, arguably the most serious since WWII.
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