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On the relevance of Lenin's thought today
As Donald Trump returns, it’s also worth returning to Lenin’s analysis of imperialism, writes MATT WILLGRESS
PROTECTING THE INDEFENSIBLE: ProPalestine campaigners calling for an end to arms sales to Israel are forcibly removed by police during a protest outside the Thales factory in Govan, Glasgow, in May 2024
Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US world hegemony
Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Natalia Marques looks at last week's ruling that Khalil can be deported and its implications
We are not here to advocate for the arms industry or its CEOs, writes STEVE HANDFORD, and that means we must take a stand against the government’s spending on war
Educators must fight for an inclusive, creative system that values all children
Although our sector is hearing better things from the current government, the recognition that what we do is education in its own right, rather than just childcare, is still not reflected in policy, writes LUCY COLEMAN
EVIDENCE on all fronts shows we’re in the midst of global economic, social, political, military and climate crises that are on a scale unprecedented in their severity and depth in many of our lifetimes.
Into this scenario enters the returning Trump, launching a new phase in the ongoing war of US imperialism against the majority of humanity.
This is reflected internally in a deeply reactionary agenda, spearheaded by billionaires with radical plans to make it easier to sack workers, targetting already pitiful levels of public spending in terms of health and welfare; and a barrage of hate against black and migrant communities, women, disabled and LGBTQ+ people that involves revoking years of hard-won steps towards equality.
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Trump’s return when we already see a world at war, breathtaking inequality and climate catastrophe confirms Engles’ famous dichotomy, writes MATT WILLGRESS
With Trump coming back to power, interventions aimed at regime change and a far-right resurgence in the region are heavily on the agenda, writes MATT WILLGRESS, calling on the international left to prepare to act in solidarity
MATT WILLGRESS explains why only public ownership of water and energy supplies can stop the corporate rip-off and help tackle the many crises England faces
In a fringe speech for the Labour & Palestine campaign group, MATT WILLGRESS contrasts the government’s inaction with the TUC’s demands, calling for recognition of Palestine, an arms embargo and concrete steps to hold Israel accountable
