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A woman place flowers at the memorial to the fallen Ukrainian soldiers on Independence Square to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 24, 2026
Russia-Ukraine / 24 February 2026
24 February 2026
STARK WARNING: A billboard in Tehran depicts a US aircraft carrier with fighter jets on its deck being hit. A sign reads: ‘If you sow the wind, you'll reap the whirlwind,’ Sunday, February 22 2026
International Politics / 24 February 2026
24 February 2026

Rubio's disturbing speech in Munich exposed the West's brutal plans — more imperialism, more colonialism, more white supremacy, says ROGER McKENZIE 

Sudanese families displaced from El-Fasher reach out as aid workers distribute food supplies at the newly established El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, Sudan's Northern State, November 16, 2025
Sudan / 19 February 2026
19 February 2026
TAKING A STAND: Booker Prize-winning novelist Arundhati Roy. Photo: jeanbaptisteparis/ Creative Commons
Features / 19 February 2026
19 February 2026

In times of genocide, art is not a refuge from politics but a weapon against injustice, says ROGER McKENZIE, highlighting three of his own favourite political truth-tellers

(L to R) Claudia Jones on the cover of the Young Communist Weekly Review (US), October 1938, Claudia Jones and Betty Gannett (CPSU theoretician) arrested after their bail was revoked July 17, 1951 / Pics (L to R) YCL/CC, Public domain
Features / 21 February 2026
21 February 2026

On the 121st anniversary of communist Claudia Jones’s birth ROGER McKENZIE looks at political events that shaped her, and those she helped shape

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Chairperson of the African Union Joao Lourenco attend a plenary session on the opening day of the G20 Summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 22, 2025
International Relations / 13 February 2026
13 February 2026
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a spending bill that ends a partial shutdown of the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Washington
US / 12 February 2026
12 February 2026

The US president’s career is defined by a consistent use of racist tropes and provocation. Why are world leaders so silent over his repeated vitriolic prejudice, asks ROGER McKENZIE

Chinese President Xi Jinping during a signing ceremony with Uruguay's President Yamandu Orsi, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, February 3, 2026
China / 3 February 2026
3 February 2026
SECRET STATE: The statue of David Stirling, founder of the SAS, looks over mist around Ben Ledi mountain, Central Scotland
Features / 29 January 2026
29 January 2026

As the government quietly upgrades the role of Britain’s special forces, their growing global footprint and near-total exemption from democratic oversight should alarm us all, says ROGER McKENZIE

People protest against ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) in downtown Minneapolis, January 25, 2026
United States / 26 January 2026
26 January 2026
American singer Paul Robeson at Waterloo Station, leaving for Hollywood to act in his first film
History / 22 January 2026
22 January 2026

ROGER McKENZIE pays tribute to a communist, internationalist and organiser, who endures, 50 years after his death, not just as a towering artist but as a master teacher of struggle

Women walk on a street in front of national flags in Nuuk, Greenland, on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026
Imperialism / 16 January 2026
16 January 2026

Despite opposition from Greenland’s people and Denmark, Washington intends to control the Arctic territory one way or another. Strategic dominance, mineral wealth and military power are the driving forces at play, writes ROGER McKENZIE

POPULAR OUTRAGE: ‘Free Maduro’ placard at a protest in Caracas last Sunday says it all
Venezuela / 8 January 2026
8 January 2026

ROGER McKENZIE looks at how US doublespeak on the ‘war on drugs’ is used to camouflage its intended grab for of Latin America’s natural resources

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Book Review / 18 December 2025
18 December 2025

ROGER McKENZIE recommends a landmark study of black journalism in Britain that is a wake-up call to prioritise working-class struggles, where black people are recognised as an important part of the class

TARGETED: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro takes part in a government-organised civic-military march in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday November 25 2025
Features / 1 December 2025
1 December 2025

As the Trump administration escalates military pressure on Venezuela, a growing number of Caribbean governments are lining up behind Washington’s show of force, writes ROGER McKENZIE

Nord stream. Photo: Pjotr Mahhonin/Creative Commons
Features / 27 November 2025
27 November 2025

Despite new European arrests, the evidence presented so far fails to explain the sabotage of the undersea pipelines – and veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh’s allegations of US responsibility cannot be easily dismissed, writes ROGER McKENZIE

An Israeli army vehicle moves along the border of the Gaza strip, as seen from a southern Israel location on November 18, 2025
Middle East / 18 November 2025
18 November 2025
Sudanese women displaced from El-Fasher stand in line to receive food aid at the newly established El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, in Sudan's Northern State, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025
Neocolonialism / 18 November 2025
18 November 2025

ROGER McKENZIE shines a light on conflicts in Sudan and Nigeria, where Western powers are intent on laying claim to valuable resources necessary for market dominance

STILL GOING STRONG: Phlebotomists pictured earlier this year, in July, as they marked 100 days of action. Photo: Unison South West
Features / 13 November 2025
13 November 2025

ROGER McKENZIE calls for greater support from trade unionists and the general public for female workers involved in industrial disputes

This satellite image from Vantor shows smoke from a fire at the Saudi hospital in el-Fasher, Sudan, November 6, 2025. Photo: ©2025 Vantor via AP
Northeast Africa / 10 November 2025
10 November 2025