Netanyahu’s failed attempt to replace Shin Bet’s chief violates longstanding Israeli political taboos, as the apartheid state’s internal power struggle spirals to a new level of crisis while Gaza burns, writes RAMZY BAROUD
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Workers Can’t Wait: urgent action is needed to tackle the cost-of-living crisis
As mass meetings proclaim ‘enough is enough’ and more and more workers go on strike, it is clear people want real action to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, writes MATT WILLGRESS, introducing 10 demands for the emerging movement from the Labour Assembly Against Austerity
Tens of thousands taking part in the TUC national demonstration in central London to demand action on the cost of living, a new deal for working people and a pay rise for all workers. Picture date: Saturday June 18, 202
Following the historic ban on companies profiting from children’s care, Unison Cymru calls for transparency in implementing the changes and extending the reform to create a truly national, profit-free care service, says MARK TURNER
The left must confront both far-right bigotry and the undeniable problems the exploitation of migrant workers by the ruling class creates — but there are few lessons from the global left on how to strike this balance, laments NICK WRIGHT
STEPHAN BLUM presents the evidence that wine was enjoyed by common folk, independent of upper-class celebrations and religious rituals
The series unveils uncomfortable truths about youth alienation and online radicalisation — but the real crisis lies in austerity and the absence of class consciousness in addressing young people’s disillusionment, says teacher ROBERT POOLE
Our delegation found a small but brave and bold socialist nation that has withstood imperialist machinations and poisonous slander to make impressive leaps in healthcare and women’s rights, reports VETERANS FOR PEACE
Born from my communist social worker mother’s efforts to bridge healthcare gaps, Labour’s push for home-based care now risks becoming another avenue for the US corporate takeover of the NHS, writes RICHARD CLARKE
BOTH Liz Truss’s energy cap announcement and her splurge of tax cuts for the rich will see millions of us falling into poverty while leaving the energy corporations’ obscene profits not only untouched, but potentially set to rise even further.
As Richard Burgon MP said in response to the energy statement on September 8, “Six months ago households had an energy bill price cap of £1,300. We are today being told that fixing prices at £2,500 is the best the government can do to help people. It’s not. Private energy profits are being put before the needs of the people.”
While we are in the middle of the deepest crisis for generations, the Tories are clearly more interested in doing the bidding of their rich backers than saving lives and livelihoods.
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