SOLOMON HUGHES finds the government went along with a US scheme to distract from Israel’s lethal Gaza blockade with an impractical floating pier scheme – though its own officials knew it wouldn’t work
Reinforcing the women’s rights movement is an urgent priority
As International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women approaches, MARY ADOSSIDES previews a meeting featuring Kurdish sisters from Turkey and trade unionists who will shine a spotlight on the scourge of femicide today
Protesters holding up signs during the International Women's Day march in central London earlier this year
Historically the framework of that expulsion of Palestinians was predicated on the use of war as a pretext, as opposed to war as a response to Palestinian resistance, writes RAMZY BAROUD
VICTORIA HOLMES salutes the brave stand being taken by Palestine Action hunger-strikers in British prisons, and explains their demands
SYMON HILL looks at Tommy Robinson’s bid to use Christmas to spread division and hate — and reminds us that’s the opposite of Jesus’s message
CAMERON HARRISON and CJ ATKINS analyse the White House’s new strategy in detail
DENNIS BROE says media ownership is not only grossly concentrated in the US, Britain and France – new mergers are advancing the power of the rich to censor the news
VIOLENCE against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today.
Domestic violence can lead to femicide. It remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma and shame surrounding it and its impact on working-class women is disproportionate.
In the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, a 19-year-old girl belonging to the Dalit community (“lower” caste), died of horrendous injuries earlier this month after she was gang raped by four “upper” caste men.
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AMANDA J QUICK warns about the ever-expanding influence of the sex industry – and the harm it unleashes on both the women involved and society collectively, especially the young
Women’s hard-fought-for rights are facing sustained and serious ideological attack. Let this International Women’s Day be a call to arms, says Professor MARY DAVIS
