As Colombia approaches presidential elections next year, the US decision to decertify the country in the war on drugs plays into the hands of its allies on the political right, writes NICK MacWILLIAM
Labour remains the best hope for radical social change
DAVID MORGAN argues that a ‘split’ in the Labour Party may not be catastrophic but that continued tolerance of the intolerable is not an option
The move against alleged PKK members that sparked outrage as a community centre in north London was raided last year has now come to trial, writes TONY BURKE, but in the meantime, the peace process abroad has changed the situation almost entirely
A new report points a way to overcome complacent framing of climate issues, ‘by sparking a wider public reckoning with climate realities,’ and reconnecting with working-class people. IAN SINCLAIR reports
We cannot understand today’s world without understanding the rise of China – and we cannot understand China without understanding how it was shaped by the second world war, writes JENNY CLEGG
NICK WRIGHT reports from Italy, where 80 cities saw Gaza strikes as unions paralysed transport and massive crowds clashed with police in Milan — but France is also kicking off, and Westminster, in a very different way, is facing a crisis of legitimacy too
Escalating anti-China rhetoric from the West has a clear purpose – to manufacture consent for the new cold war, and potentially a hot one, argues CARLOS MARTINEZ
THE Labour Party remains the best hope for everyone who wants to see achieved radical social change to redress the imbalances in a society that is heavily weighted against the poor, the vulnerable and oppressed wage earners in particular.
The best arguments for a Labour government should be based on economic justice and the principle of equality; certainly not the detour of ethnic or identity politics.
Religious beliefs especially need to be kept well out of it. There is no place for point-scoring over religion in modern politics.
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