We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
Pandora Papers reveal the tax havens of the ruling class
MARK GRUENBERG takes a look at the evidence of how the rich and the corporate class have gamed the system to enrich themselves while impoverishing the rest of us
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In a revealing speech, Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy behind the tariff policy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US world hegemony, reports MARC VANDEPITTE
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
As Labour mimics Tory welfare cuts while ignoring crumbling schools, educators must collectively resist the government's priorities and fight for an inclusive, creative system that values all children, writes NEU president SARAH KILPATRICK
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
A TROVE of almost 12 million internal documents, emails, and memos from tax havens where the rich set up secret trusts to hide from taxes — while using their corporate clout to stick tax tabs to the rest of us — highlight US tax havens, notably South Dakota, available to the wealthy and well-connected.
And the multipart Pandora Papers series by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) adds that the rich and well-connected include Middle Eastern rulers who align their nations with US policy and interference in the Levant.
One is Jordan’s King Abdullah II, who despite his nation’s poverty, used $106 million in the last decade hidden in 36 trusts to buy 14 luxury homes, including a $33m gated estate in Malibu, California.
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