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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Sorry, but we haven’t heard the last of Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg raised the prospect of a contest between two billionaires who bought their candidacies. Now he’s failed — but he still has the power to pervert the election, says SOLOMON HUGHES
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
WHO is Michael Bloomberg and what did his run for US president mean?
It would have reduced US democracy to a battle between two Batman villains. One a calculating guy with a big organisation, the other a sinister clown.
Thankfully it seems Democrat voters are rejecting a Penguin v the Joker election.
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