Mass mobilisations are forcing governments to seriously consider imposing sanctions and severing ties — even in places like Australia and the Netherlands — despite continued arms shipments to Israel’s war machine, writes RAMZY BAROUD
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With the Scottish government’s Budget day coming up in early December, BRENDA AITCHISON presses for public services to be properly funded at last after years of neglect and austerity
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What we are learning today is that fascism can come to power even when the working class of almost every capitalist nation is very far from achieving revolution, argues DAVID LETHBRIDGE
TONY BURKE explains how an internationally significant breakthrough for workers’ organisation and recognition against two notoriously anti-union global mega corporations has been finally achieved in Canada
The heroism of the jury who defied prison and starvation conditions secured the absolute right of juries to deliver verdicts based on conscience — a convention which is now under attack, writes MAT COWARD
A Dutch investigation found seven internationally renowned Holocaust and genocide experts, including Israelis, concluded Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute genocide, despite a campaign of denial and disinformation from the US state, writes TERRY HANSEN
The horrors in the Congo have much in common with Gaza’s genocide, most notably the financial and military support of the US, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
IT IS THIS time of the year again when every shop has gone early for Black Friday. You can’t go anywhere without seeing Christmas lights, markets and the hearing the usual Christmas tunes. Every retailer is urging us to spend, spend, spend but this year the John Lewis advert is urging us to spend wisely and invest in something that will stand the test of time.
On December 4 the Scottish government will present its Budget for the forthcoming year, and 32 local authorities setting their budgets in the new year. Surely this is the time to spend wisely to invest in the future of Scotland?
The importance of getting public services properly funded is absolutely key if we are to thrive across Scotland.
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