BEN CHACKO speaks with Knesset member OFER CASSIF about rising political violence, the prospects for peace and his continuous ‘silencing by suspension’
Why Venezuela matters
The sabre-rattling against Venezuela is a deliberate attempt to overturn the internal affairs of a sovereign state in order to monopolise oil supplies for profit, writes EMMA DENT COAD
Supporters of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro gather during a pro-government demonstration in Caracas, Venezuela, on February 12
The choice between two Blairites to revamp the tepid centrism of our ruling party doesn’t even come as cold comfort as we wander the city streets suffering from their third decade of austerity and the fifth of wage stagnation, writes MATT KERR
HENRY FOWLER puts the strike of public-sector workers in New Zealand in the wider context of deteriorating employment conditions throughout the world’s major economies
MAT COWARD looks back at a protest 105 years ago this month, whose reporting by the media bears uncomfortable similarities with demos today
The Tricontinental Institute for Social Research explores the factors that are bringing today’s highly educated but often underemployed young people out onto the streets, from Chile, to Algeria, to Nepal
The nation’s leading second-hand socialist bookseller that has been running strong for 33 years is changing hands and expanding its vision — now is the time to get involved, buy, donate and support, writes ANDREW MURRAY
JUST 48 per cent of my constituents are white British born like me. The majority are from all corners of the world.
Kensington has given refuge to families fleeing war, religious and political persecution and severe economic deprivation.
Growing up in the area I now represent and listening to their stories has given me a solid and unshakable sense of social justice.
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