Speakers in Berlin traced how Germany’s rearmament, US-led violence abroad and the repression of solidarity at home are converging in a dangerous drive toward war. BEN CHACKO reports
Latest editorial
Informed health policy needs to understand why ‘vaccine scepticism’ is rising
The reasons for distrust of governments’ responses to the pandemic cannot be put down solely to plain ignorance or wild conspiracies. KEVIN OVENDEN explains why a Marxist approach can assist our thinking
Ahead of an important CND webinar, ULRIKE EIFLER argues that militarisation is not only draining social budgets — it is reshaping everyday life, preparing society for war and demanding a socialist response rooted in the labour movement
ALEX GORDON outlines the real battle for workers in Britain and Europe, to break the state capture by arms firms and the new finance-technology capitalists
As Holyrood sets the Budget, the gulf between rich and poor is wider than ever. PETER OLECH of Unite Community Scotland argues that only by taxing extreme wealth can we properly fund public services and deliver justice for working-class communities
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has little to do with self-determination and far more to do with strategy, offering Israel a potential military foothold near Yemen, says JE ROSENBERG
Statement of the Tudeh Party of Iran
SCEPTICISM in Western countries about taking some future coronavirus vaccine is growing even as the pandemic advances.
It is way beyond a minority fringe of “anti-vaxxers” opposed to all inoculation.
Public health professionals warn it cannot be answered just by shouting “stupid” at millions more people.
Similar stories
Looking for moral co-ordinates after a tough year for rational political thinking and shared human morality
Politicians who continue to welcome contracts with US companies without considering the risks and consequences of total dependency in the years to come are undermining the raison d’etre of the NHS, argues Dr JOHN PUNTIS
GUILLERMO THOMAS recommends a useful book aimed at informing activists with local examples of solidarity in action around the world
Science has always been mixed up with money and power, but as a decorative facade for megayachts, it risks leaving reality behind altogether, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT