To make the super-rich pay their fair share, Britain must back the UN Tax Convention, argues NURI SYED CORSER of War on Want
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The veteran ocean defender, a founding member of both Sea Shepherd and Greenpeace, is under arrest in Greenland and faces extradition to Japan for protecting whales — but the world outcry isn’t there, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The British press has welcomed Keir Starmer’s new National Security Adviser without any mention of his deep, central involvement in the criminal invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan — but history remembers, writes IAN SINCLAIR
A view from the ground: KEVAN NELSON reports from a meeting of British communists with representatives of the Communist Party of Israel and the Palestinian People’s Party, discussing the dire situation for Palestinians and relentless zionist expansionism
Israel’s right-wing government refuses to acknowledge its military failures and declining global legitimacy, while allowing itself to entertain delusional expansion plans fuelled by religious extremism, writes RAMZY BAROUD
ZOLTAN ZIGEDY argues Trump’s victory shows the deep failure of liberal calculations that write off huge swathes of the electorate and mirrors the worldwide rise of right-wing populism amid Establishment collapse
US bombs are responsible for the decimation of Gaza. Biden could still stop it. Instead he’s extended aid, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
SOLOMON HUGHES reveals how one of the leading lobbyists for new technology set to hoover up billions in subsidies is already embroiled in a privatisation scandal that has been described as ‘disastrous for taxpayers’
BERT SCHOUWENBURG details how the libertarian, radical-right president’s shock doctrine has pushed millions into poverty while dismantling the state and aligning with US imperialism and Israeli slaughter
NEIL FINDLAY slams the shocking lack of facilities and breaks forcing drivers to risk health and endure degrading conditions following a new report from train drivers’ union Aslef
NICK WRIGHT sets the record straight on the controversy that has been whipped up by wealthy right-wing windbags like Clarkson and Farage, which will only really affect a tiny minority of super-rich land hoarders
TOM HARDY traces how these climate conferences have been captured by fossil fuel interests while CO₂ levels have continued to rise since 1995 — but XR’s citizen assemblies and direct action have offered an alternative
Lithium is crucial for batteries — but because deposits form only under rare geological conditions, its extraction is a geopolitical flashpoint between the imperial West and the rest of the world, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
MAT COWARD explores how the ‘Tory-Radical’ Christian minister became a fiery opponent of the Poor Law, advocating armed resistance against its brutal cruelty against the emerging working class
The Stafford Hospital scandal’s false mortality statistics led to devastating service cuts despite evidence disproving the whole debacle, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE, warning of similar threats under Labour’s new plans for league tables
KEITH FLETT considers how the return of the monarchy after Cromwell offers lessons for a left facing the return of Donald Trump, showing that radical traditions endure despite reactionary victories
STEPHEN LOW details how the Scottish Greens’ retreat from full opposition to the Bill gives the SNP the opportunity to revive this toxic legislation and push through privatisation under the cover of popular reforms
JENNY CLEGG sets out and then responds to eight key doubts about the Brics+ alliance in light of the developments at Kazan, arguing it represents a significant challenge to US hegemony and provides a path towards a multipolar world
Palestinian women have been failed by the feminist movement overall, argues MARYAM ALDOSSARI, calling for a return to principled solidarity instead of selective outrage and dehumanising narratives
OFER CASSIF, a communist member of Israel's Knesset suspended for calling out genocide, discusses war, ethnic cleansing and worsening repression by the violent, bigoted regime in Tel Aviv
GEORGINA ANDREWS and CAROL STAVRIS introduce a new conference on women’s oppression under capitalism to take place in December, with the central theme of ending violence against women and girls
PAUL MACGEE highlights a new series of books that brings together a treasure trove of writings by a Jewish Marxist art historian who offers readers a refreshingly grounded theory of art
MATT KERR ponders the dichotomy of poorly paid Leonardo UK workers unable to stop the production of weaponry employed to kill Gaza's workers and their children
What was being celebrated as a modern-day Library of Alexandria giving free access to billions of resources, along with the brilliant Wayback machine, is now under attack by corporate publishers, reports JOHN HAWKINS
From prostitution to surrogacy, access to women’s bodies can be bought for a fee. LYNNE WALSH reports from a conference exploring the mounting crisis in which women are increasingly seen as products to be consumed
Tony Donaghey remembers a lifelong campaigner who fought tirelessly against the EU and for the right of nations to self-determination, with a fundamental belief in what ordinary working people could achieve by themselves
DIANE ABBOTT checks the arythmetic of the budget and the sums do not bear out the government message on the label
JOHN ELLISON looks back to the 1974 general election in Greece which freed the people from the oppressive military junta
RICHARD BURGON MP argues that the re-election of Donald Trump is a clear warning to the Labour government to prioritise boosting living standards.
Too few trade unionists voted for Kamala Harris to make a difference. TONY BURKE provides an explanation