The US is hell-bent on dismantling the International Criminal Court as part of its assault on global legal systems, but others also have valid reasons to seek its demise. BEN CHACKO provides the analysis
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Scotland can be more ambitious on reshaping its economy
We have enough regional power to set out a strategy for a post-pandemic recovery with green growth and fair wages, driven by the public sector, writes ROZ FOYER
A small Palestinian village is under attack from illegal settlers and the Israeli state to forcibly extend their illegal settlements. It is a template for the future, writes RAMZY BAROUD
The fawning obituaries have painted a flattering portrait of Rod Liddle. STEPHEN ARNELL offers a rather less reverential view of the man and his legacy
Sovereignty and the rule of law are under threat from Trump’s attacks on Lula’s administration just as they have been across Latin America, argue CARLOS MARTINEZ and SARA VIVACQUA
Glasgow will remember the martyrs of the 1787 strike this weekend in speech and song, their spirit is sorely needed today, writes JIM LISTER
I RECENTLY accepted an invitation to join the Scottish government’s Advisory Council for Economic Transformation. The ambition is for a new 10-year national strategy to drive Scotland’s economic transformation as the country recovers from the coronavirus pandemic and transitions to a net-zero economy.
The fact that we require an economic transformation is beyond question. Pre-pandemic our financialised capitalist economy was already failing, with the asset-wealthier getting richer and the wage-poor getting poorer.
Low-paid precarious work is endemic, house prices and rents are rising and we do not have a fit for purpose industrial strategy.
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Working-class women lead the fight for fair work and equitable pay and against sexual harassment, the rise of the far right and years of failed austerity policies, writes ROZ FOYER