Ecuador’s election wasn’t free — and its people will pay the price under President Noboa
Who do you trust? Teachers and doctors? Or the Tory government?
Unions are right to say that sending kids back to school too early endangers the children, the teachers and the rest of society, says ROBERT POOLE
Classroom lockdown
Join the traditional march from Clerkenwell Green, which will bring together countless international workers’ organisations in a statement against the far right
The money tap to anti-Cuban agitators will never be shut off under Trump
Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US hegemony
Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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The Tories and the right-wing press say it’s time to open schools. Who do you trust?
At the crux of the matter is trust. After years of brutal austerity, we simply don’t trust the motives of the Tory government.
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