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Amazon and the race to the bottom
As the US government goes after the modern-day retail behemoth via the courts, workers say that their situations are beyond being overworked and grossly underpaid, writes MARK GRUENBERG
While pretending to seek peace, Europe is heading toward a collision course with Russia – using security guarantees, troop deployments, expropriation and censorship as tools, writes SEVIM DAGDELEN
Alba party leader KENNY MacASKILL makes some suggestions on how to save our pubs and reduce irresponsible drinking
The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
Opinion polls point to electoral collapse, parliamentary rebellion and a looming leadership challenge as Starmer’s Labour haemorrhages working-class support and the far right exploits the vacuum left by a hollowed-out party, says NICK WRIGHT
The long-term effects of chemical weapons such as Agent Orange mean that the impact of war lasts well beyond a ceasefire
KAREN CRAWFORD, an Amazon worker at its ATL6 warehouse in East Point, Georgia, is “beyond overworked and grossly underpaid.”
She and her daughter sleep on neighbours’ couches. They constantly fear being out on the street with a low-paying job and nowhere to live.
Crawford, an Atlanta native, is not alone at Amazon.
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The largest to-date strikes organised by the Teamsters union rattled Amazon facilities across the US before Christmas
