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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Only industrial organising can prevent more deaths
The government’s ‘profit-first’ approach to the pandemic has shown that the unions do not just improve our lives, but save them too, 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
THE comments attributed to Boris Johnson on Monday of this week, suggesting he would have rather seen the “bodies piled high in the streets” rather than entertain a further lockdown, speak to a view where human life is compared to commerce and profit — all too prevalent among the capitalist political class.
The comments may be disputed, but the Westminster government’s reluctance to introduce safety-first measures during the first year of the pandemic was all too obvious.
Schemes like Eat Out to Help Out, the encouragement to return to offices and the reopening of non-essential manufacturing and construction all spoke of a calculated political decision to risk lives in the pursuit of profit.
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