Lasting peace requires the establishment of justice, the formation of an independent Palestinian state, and respect for the national sovereignty of the Palestinian people, writes NAVID SHOMALI
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Over a barrel in the US, Macron spearheads Europe's ‘lose-lose’ era
The US is now energy-rich and looking to export, while Europe is quietly keen to avoid the new cold war interfering in its trade with China: these are just some of the issues that are coming to a head between the two power blocs, writes NICK WRIGHT
The EU is suffering a double whammy. Already in a recession, its exports to the US, hobbled by higher domestic energy prices as a result of the US-Nato sanctions policy against Russia, face a US market made more hostile by US protectionist measures and local energy costs way below Europe’s.
The West’s dangerous pesticide dumping in Africa is threatening biodiversity, population health and food sovereignty, argues ROGER McKENZIE
There is no substitute for hard work and on-the-ground organising when it comes to defeating the hard right, argues JOAO FELIX
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
KELLIE O’DOWD reports on an event to highlight the GMB sisterhood
The Scottish labour movement’s rejection of the Supreme Court ruling on sex-based rights jeopardises not only the credibility of the unions but also poses legal risks and opens the door to far-right reaction, warns JANE McLENACHAN
LIKE Nato nuts in Britain who imbue our “special relationship” with the US with an exaggerated significance, something of the same sentiment drives the French political elite to make more of the revolutionary origins of their two states than the facts support.
Hence the hullaballoo around Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the US.
Where British imperial interests have been subordinated to the US hegemon — in post-war Latin America, pre-shah Iran, and end of the Suez adventure — the British Establishment, courageous only when outgunning colonial subjects, has prostrated itself before successive US presidents — even Trump.
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