The attacks on black academics are well-funded and relentless, writes DIANE ABBOTT, and they need to be fearlessly resisted by all concerned
All this war illuminates an imperialism whose power is fading
From Yemen’s resistance to the rise of China and Brics, the imperial powers face an unprecedented challenge as their proxy wars fail to halt the march toward a multipolar future, writes ANDREW MURRAY
A BETTER WORLD IS ON THE CARDS: The 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Kazakhstan on October 24 2024
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Extreme hot weather resulting from environmental change needs to be tackled through greater firefighting investment instead of fewer jobs and less resources, writes COLIN BROWN
There are many intricate details about the new Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani alliance we do not yet know, suggests ROGER McKENZIE, but its impact could be considerable
Holyrood incompetence has cost jobs and put the future of Clydeside’s Ferguson Marine shipyard into jeopardy. Its future should have been assured, argues KENNY MACASKILL
Hot and dry conditions are threatening British species unequipped for drought, explains PAUL ASHTON
The Baltic state is set to reverse its constitutional prohibition on nuclear weapons and foreign bases as part of accelerated Nato war preparations, warns TOM UNTERRAINER
PEACE and goodwill to all peoples have never really been part of imperialism’s offer. Indeed, ever since the emergence of monopoly capitalism around 150 years ago, there has probably never been a Christmas where there has not been fighting in one part of the world or another.
Britain will have been involved more often than not, and nearly always for no good reason. But there can have been no years since the end of the second world war as bloody as 2024, with war being waged on as many fronts with further conflicts brazenly threatened.
It is hardly surprising that most people are regarding the dawning of 2025 with a sense of foreboding.
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While millions face poverty and public services are squeezed, France is committing billions to defence spending and weapons production, in a dangerous shift towards permanent preparation for war, says CONOR BOLLINS
Western nations’ increasingly aggressive stance is not prompted by any increase in security threats against these countries — rather, it is caused by a desire to bring about regime changes against governments that pose a threat to the hegemony of imperialism, writes PRABHAT PATNAIK
