Cuba, despite the privations, remains a beacon of sovereignty and resistance to imperialism, writes BERNARD REGAN
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Scottish voters should not be forced into a binary choice
NEIL FINDLAY puts the arguments for a third option on Scotland’s future
Participants at the Indyref 2020 rally, hosted by the National newspaper, in George Square in Glasgow, in November 2019
Honduras may not be as much in the spotlight as Venezuela and Cuba right now, but Trump's circling vultures are making their move. JOHN PERRY reports
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
With the illegitimate partition of Palestine, and inflicting ongoing terror on Palestinians, Israel and the US continue to smash down the basic principles of democracy
Despite opposition from Greenland’s people and Denmark, Washington intends to control the Arctic territory one way or another. Strategic dominance, mineral wealth and military power are the driving forces at play, writes ROGER McKENZIE
NICK WRIGHT returns to Berlin and finds a city in darkness and political turmoil
THE Trump era saw the United States deeply divided, society cleaved apart, fuelled by a politics of hatred and conflict.
Anyone with deeply held and genuine views about poverty, foreign policy, healthcare or democracy was identified as the enemy.
Decent people were mocked and victimised for daring to raise questions. Social media became a war zone of vicious exchanges and fake news.
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