Growing instability in the US economy and financial markets could have serious consequences worldwide because of the central role of the US dollar and financial system, argues MICHAEL BURKE
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Opposing Russian aggression mustn't blind us to authoritarian dangers at home
Bans on RT and excommunications of anyone who criticises Nato will have long-term consequences in a Britain that is restricting protests and cracking down on free speech, argues BEN CHACKO
Same hymn sheet: The Tories' Boris Johnson, Labour's Sir Keir Starmer and the SNP's Ian Blackford are pushing military escalation and authoritarianism at home
Despite Andy Burnham’s declaration defending the continued partition of the island, all major international and internal trends are converging to make Irish reunification inevitable
The left needs a bold energy vision – because if it fails to provide one, others will shape the future in their own interests, argues ALAN SIMPSON
From Margate to Deal, mining memories are being kept alive. National co-ordinator for General Strike 100, HENRY FOWLER continued his nationwide tour of partner organisations in the Garden of England
Humans are part of the ‘animal kingdom’ – and of nature in general – but also distinct from it and labour (work) is part of what makes us unique, declared Engels. His insights 150 years ago into how our species came to be and how we differ from the rest of nature, are as important today as they were then, says the MARX MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Boxes of books, family photos and heirlooms, labour movement anniversaries, along with nostalgic memories of glorious childhood days on the Ayrshire coast still leave room for a wistful MATT KERR to hope for a better future
THE old saw has it that the first casualty of war is the truth, and tensions abroad all too often lead to crackdowns on civil liberties at home.
The disastrous consequences of right-wing policy are never acknowledged on the right. We’ve all seen the logic — if Labour loses an election it’s because it wasn’t right-wing enough, even if shifts right produce worse and worse results over time, as they did from 1997-2015.
The same logic applies to war. Twenty years of Britain and the US breaking international law to attack other countries, 30 years of Nato’s eastward expansion and massive military exercises on Russia’s borders are the policies which preceded Russia’s appalling invasion of Ukraine this week. But the warmongers at Westminster will not admit these policies might be at fault.
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