Washington’s inability to subjugate Iran is an example of how it is trying to preserve a regional order that no longer exists, argues RAMZY BAROUD
Boris Johnson's attack on Parliament reveals a broken system
We need to go beyond hysterical calls to defend the way things are, and instead attack the whole rotten system, writes NATHAN AKEHURST
US financial instability is exposing the limits of a dollar-dominated global economy — and giving the Global South a historic chance to build an alternative, says MURAD QURESHI
DOUG NICHOLLS says the parasitic finance markets must be challenged or another British government could be toppled
The late country singer’s Imagination Library has put hundreds of millions of books into children’s hands. We should build on that legacy by defending the libraries at the heart of our communities, says BRENDA AITCHISON
Deprivation is a fundamental factor in criminal behaviour that must be addressed but, KENNY MacASKILL argues, there needs to a major rethink in sentencing to tackle overcrowding
MML director MEIRIAN JUMP outlines the recently refreshed library’s busy autumn schedule that ranges from book sales, archival exploration, community work with online education and the ever popular site tours
TONY BURKE surveys the shifting political landscape and the challenges Labour needs to address if it is to prevail in the 2028 federal elections
WHY has Boris Johnson suspended Parliament? It’s a trap.
Londoners have seen plenty of Boris Johnson’s nasty and petulant authoritarian streak; we remember him blowing over £1million on water cannon he couldn’t use as a symbol of power over his capital.
This is a first strike in a pattern of behaviour that we will need to get used to. Johnson’s attempt to normalise his decision today by sending colleagues to the airwaves with lines such as “it’s been done before” or “this session of Parliament has gone on too long” is not really about convincing anyone.
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