Economists estimate extreme poverty could be drastically reduced for a fraction of global defence spending, yet military budgets continue to expand year on year, says JON TRICKETT MP, ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday
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A fake jihadi and the ‘war on terror’
‘Laptop bombardiers’ and neocons in the press were all too ready to believe ‘Islamist extremist’ Hassan Butt, who cast doubt on Western foreign policy’s role in encouraging terror. The trouble was Butt’s entire story was a con. SOLOMON HUGHES reports
As Unison launches its Year of Women Workers, ANNIE COGAN-THOMAS argues that stronger organisation and collective bargaining are essential to winning equality
Trade unions, trades councils and community organisations must work together to build lasting solidarity and resistance to the far right, argues DREW GILCHRIST
Recent violence in Belfast was not spontaneous — it was built on years of failure and political neglect, argues STIOFAN O NUALLAIN
As delegates meet in Brighton this week, Unison faces pressing questions about pay, organising, workers’ rights and political representation, explains ANDY CHAFFER
Andy Burnham’s growing stature has fuelled hopes of a Labour revival – but ALAN SIMPSON warns that Britain’s crisis runs far deeper than just its leadership and traces its roots to decades of financialised capitalism
HOW much does Western foreign policy contribute to Islamist terrorism?
It’s been a pressing question since the start of the “war on terror” that gets new attention after the current rash of terrorist acts.
To be clear: the responsibility for terrorism lies with terrorists. The people who blow themselves up, killing innocent kids in the Manchester Arena or who murder people with bombs or guns or lorries, vans and cheap knives are responsible for murder.
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Trump threatens war and punitive tariffs to recapture Iranian resources – just as in 1953, when the CIA overthrew Mossadegh and US corporations immediately seized 40% of the oil, says SEVIM DAGDELEN
Thousands expected to attend next protest against Palestine Action ban, organisers say
US General Stanley McChrystal has been invited to advise on creating a ‘team of teams’ for healthcare transformation. His credentials? He previously ran interrogation bases where Iraqis were stripped naked and beaten, reports SOLOMON HUGHES
