ROB WARZYNIAK recalls the emblematic 1906 book, The Jungle, in its analysis of the crisis presently engulfing the US Food and Drug Administration
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A prolonged war of attrition – or worse – must be averted
Throwing further weapons into the cauldron of war is no solution to the Ukraine conflict, and nor is talk of ‘regime change’ in Russia – we must strive for an urgent peace and a restart of negotiations, argues LINDSEY GERMAN of Stop the War
A woman collects wood for heating from a destroyed school where Russian forces were based in the recently retaken area of Izium, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022.
Welsh wanderings showcase fiery destruction, alternative water ways and revive memories of a local mining legend, writes MARK SEDDON
As thousands die in the eastern DRC, a global health emergency is being starved of funds, says S KRISHNASWAMY
MAT COWARD explains how in the 17th century a row over whether to kneel at communion became a battle over religion, class and royal power
Renewed illusions in social democratic reformism are sprouting as a result of Andy Burnham’s rhetoric, but material conditions are already intruding into the debate, argues NICK WRIGHT
Andy Burnham could learn a few lessons from a previous Labour government in the pre-privatisation era on how to tackle water shortages, writes KEITH FLETT
VLADIMIR PUTIN’S dangerous escalation of the war in Ukraine with his talk of using nuclear weapons threatens much greater conflict and is totally against the interests of the Ukrainian and Russian peoples and those of the rest of Europe.
This is already a proxy war between Russia and the Nato powers, three of which also possess nuclear weapons. The urgent need is for a ceasefire and peace talks now — but all the rhetoric is going in the other direction.
This is clear from the words of Liz Truss, on her first trip overseas as prime minister at the UN general assembly in New York.
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