Washington’s inability to subjugate Iran is an example of how it is trying to preserve a regional order that no longer exists, argues RAMZY BAROUD
Pitting young against old only helps the right
It is class, not age, that provides socialists with the best lens to view the world – and people from all generations have a part to play, writes JULIA BARD
A protester near BBC Media City in Salford, Greater Manchester, during a 2019 demonstration over the broadcaster’s decision to axe free TV licences for 3.7 million pensioners
US financial instability is exposing the limits of a dollar-dominated global economy — and giving the Global South a historic chance to build an alternative, says MURAD QURESHI
DOUG NICHOLLS says the parasitic finance markets must be challenged or another British government could be toppled
The late country singer’s Imagination Library has put hundreds of millions of books into children’s hands. We should build on that legacy by defending the libraries at the heart of our communities, says BRENDA AITCHISON
Deprivation is a fundamental factor in criminal behaviour that must be addressed but, KENNY MacASKILL argues, there needs to a major rethink in sentencing to tackle overcrowding
MML director MEIRIAN JUMP outlines the recently refreshed library’s busy autumn schedule that ranges from book sales, archival exploration, community work with online education and the ever popular site tours
TONY BURKE surveys the shifting political landscape and the challenges Labour needs to address if it is to prevail in the 2028 federal elections
OK, hands up. I took the money. And brought in the Johnson government. And left the electric lights blazing. I know it was selfish and I’m sorry. OK?
As if the signs of a third wave of coronavirus weren’t enough, we appear to be entering another wave of blaming old people for the state of the world.
According to Attila the Stockbroker (M Star March 20 2021), whose comments I often enjoy, now we’re responsible for the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which had its second reading in the House of Commons last week.
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