RAMZY BAROUD explains why the world can no longer ignore Palestine
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No longer dancing on the pin of neoliberalism
Labour’s conference was the biggest and the best I have ever attended, writes CHRIS WILLIAMSON
Starmer’s decision to suspend Diane Abbott yet again demonstrates a determination to maintain and propagate a hierarchy of racism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Deep disillusionment with the Westminster cross-party consensus means rupture with the status quo is on the cards – bringing not only opportunities but also dangers, says NICK WRIGHT
Olive oil remains a vital foundation of food, agriculture and society, storing power in the bonds of solidarity. Though Palestinians are under attack, they continue to press forward write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
VIJAY PRASHAD looks at the web of militias and drug-trafficking gangs that emerged in the Sweida region through the Syrian civil war, and how they relate to recent clashes and Israel’s intervention
JOE ATTARD explains why trade unionists are rallying in solidarity against the recent arrest of political activists in Gilgit-Baltistan, the northernmost region of Kashmir, administered by Pakistan
SO the party conference season has come to an end with the calamitous Conservative leader’s speech. Theresa May’s monotonous monologue will be remembered as a metaphor for the state of the Tory Party and the brutal neoliberal ideology to which it continues to cling.
By contrast, Labour’s conference was a triumph. Jeremy Corbyn’s standing was substantially enhanced after he used his speech to bring a highly successful week to a positive conclusion by setting out a bold, hopeful and progressive vision for Britain.
There is a beautiful line in the seminal 1995 film The Shawshank Redemption when Andy Dufresne (Tim Robins) tells fellow inmate Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding (Morgan Freeman) that “hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”
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