ANSELM ELDERGILL looks at the legality of the wars in the Middle East and the means used to fight them. It is said that truth is the first casualty of war, so what is the truth with regard to the legality of America’s and Israel’s wars in Iran, Palestine and Lebanon?
The Covid pandemic presents humanity with a stark choice
Capitalism is imploding, so humanity has a stark choice: preserve capitalism and run down the planet or preserve the planet and run down capitalism, argues FAWZI IBRAHIM
Exuberance on the London Stock Exchange in 1992
Long before modern labour movements, England’s farmworkers fought back against their oppression – and for some, like Elizabeth Studham, the price was exile to Australia. MAT COWARD tells the story
As world leaders posture and local politicians bore, voters are left with a grim choice: despair, disengage — or start imagining something better, says MATT KERR
CARLOS MARTINEZ reports on China’s role in helping Cuba develop self-sufficiency in renewable energy, which would shield it from the sort of pain Donald Trump is inflicting with his oil blockade
JAYNE FISHER on why the government’s latest amendments to the Crime & Policing Bill, which returns to the Commons on Tuesday, is a serious threat to our freedoms
A surge in futures activity minutes before news of US–Iran talks has led to questions about insider trading and oversight gaps, writes CJ ATKINS
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Seen as necessary to save capitalism, the government’s interventions are good preparation for a post-capitalist future.
The railways fell into public ownership out of sheer necessity. Capitalism is calling on socialism to take over. It remains for the working class to do the same.
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