As Colombia approaches presidential elections next year, the US decision to decertify the country in the war on drugs plays into the hands of its allies on the political right, writes NICK MacWILLIAM
Is this the time to reclaim Labour?
Even the best Labour governments have been a disaster for the working class once in power, argues DAVID GROVE, but the lessons of Corbynism married with the current wave of militancy provide us with a unique opportunity
The move against alleged PKK members that sparked outrage as a community centre in north London was raided last year has now come to trial, writes TONY BURKE, but in the meantime, the peace process abroad has changed the situation almost entirely
A new report points a way to overcome complacent framing of climate issues, ‘by sparking a wider public reckoning with climate realities,’ and reconnecting with working-class people. IAN SINCLAIR reports
We cannot understand today’s world without understanding the rise of China – and we cannot understand China without understanding how it was shaped by the second world war, writes JENNY CLEGG
NICK WRIGHT reports from Italy, where 80 cities saw Gaza strikes as unions paralysed transport and massive crowds clashed with police in Milan — but France is also kicking off, and Westminster, in a very different way, is facing a crisis of legitimacy too
Escalating anti-China rhetoric from the West has a clear purpose – to manufacture consent for the new cold war, and potentially a hot one, argues CARLOS MARTINEZ
THERE should be no illusions about previous Labour governments. For the most part they have served the interests of the ruling capitalist monopolies, even when they were making concessions to popular concerns.
All were led by right-wing leaders who justified their betrayal of promise and principle with social-democratic notions such as the neutral state, nation rather than class and “benign” imperialism.
But what about Attlee’s much-vaunted government of 1945? It was the worst of the lot. How dare I make such a charge? Because, unlike other Labour governments, it had a real opportunity to change the world for the better — and didn’t even try.
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