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The Great Money Trick cartoon by Andy Vine and (right) author Robert Tressel in 1908
Eyes Wright / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

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

Palestinian activists help Qusra families
Palestine / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

A small Palestinian village is under attack from illegal settlers and the Israeli state to forcibly extend their illegal settlements. It is a template for the future, writes RAMZY BAROUD

Members of the British Battalion, Major Attlee Company, 15th International Brigade, displaying their banner during a lull in the fighting during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939
Spanish Civil War / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

North East Volunteers for Liberty plan to mark a double anniversary in October for local heroes who stood firm against tyranny, writes TONY FOX

Liddle
Media / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

The fawning obituaries have painted a flattering portrait of Rod Liddle. STEPHEN ARNELL offers a rather less reverential view of the man and his legacy

OFF THE MAIN ROAD: International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands / Pic: Hypergio/CC
International Law / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

The US is hell-bent on dismantling the International Criminal Court as part of its assault on global legal systems, but others also have valid reasons to seek its demise. BEN CHACKO provides the analysis

Scientist of the University of Iceland take measurements and
Environment / 25 August 2026
25 August 2026

ALEX BROWN explains how medieval Europe was plunged into sunless years, with widespread crop failures and devastating famines

Weavers
Voices of Scotland / 25 August 2026
25 August 2026

Glasgow will remember the martyrs of the 1787 strike this weekend in speech and song, their spirit is sorely needed today, writes JIM LISTER

George Guy at Labour conference
Obituary / 25 August 2026
25 August 2026

Remembering a legendary trade unionist and inspirational leader

Lula speaks at election rally
Latin America / 25 August 2026
25 August 2026

Sovereignty and the rule of law are under threat from Trump’s attacks on Lula’s administration just as they have been across Latin America, argue CARLOS MARTINEZ and SARA VIVACQUA

ANTI AUKUS DEMOE
Anti-War / 24 August 2026
24 August 2026

Communists in Australia, Britain and the US outlined a joint state agreement against their governments’ militarist provocations.

Ofer Cassif attacked
Middle East / 24 August 2026
24 August 2026

Police crackdowns on Israeli peace demonstrators combined with court rulings and settler organisations are designed to strip Palestinian families of their homes and land. The Israeli state has tried to silence both Israelis and Palestinians who resist, according to Zo HaDerekh (This Is The Way) the Communist Party of Israel’s Hebrew-language weekly