Fertiliser chaos triggered by Gulf conflict could send prices soaring and leave millions facing devastating hunger, writes DYLAN MURPHY
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The week to love unions
The annual celebration of all that trade unions do for us comes at a time when we have real reasons to be optimistic about the recent growth of our movement, writes PAUL NOWAK
A surge in futures activity minutes before news of US–Iran talks has led to questions about insider trading and oversight gaps, writes CJ ATKINS
Washington’s response to a downed jet shows a superpower still reaching for overwhelming force even as its wars repeatedly fail, says NICK WRIGHT
With attacks on industry, healthcare and education intensifying, JAMSHID AHMADI warns of a deliberate drive to cripple Iran and calls for urgent global action
Argentinians commemorated the 50th anniversary of the military dictatorship that left 30,000 people killed or ‘disappeared.’ BERT SCHOUWENBURG reports
In Voices of Scotland YANA PETTICREW looks at the crippling deterioration of working-class art provision and support
THIS week is the TUC’s Heart Unions week — a chance for the trade union movement to celebrate the incredible work our unions are doing to win for working people.
After working through a global pandemic, union members have been forced to navigate their way through a cost-of-living crisis this year. Skyrocketing household costs have left workers struggling to afford the basics.
Nurses, paramedics, rail staff, posties, teachers and other key workers are telling us they’re going to foodbanks and choosing not to turn the heating on.
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