Growing instability in the US economy and financial markets could have serious consequences worldwide because of the central role of the US dollar and financial system, argues MICHAEL BURKE
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‘I served in the Troubles – and I know Corbyn’s a peacemaker, not a terrorist sympathiser’
The fact is that throughout the Troubles many meetings took place with the IRA, including British military top brass and Harold Wilson. So if Corbyn did too, would it have really been such a bad thing? asks RICHARD RUDKIN
Despite Andy Burnham’s declaration defending the continued partition of the island, all major international and internal trends are converging to make Irish reunification inevitable
The left needs a bold energy vision – because if it fails to provide one, others will shape the future in their own interests, argues ALAN SIMPSON
From Margate to Deal, mining memories are being kept alive. National co-ordinator for General Strike 100, HENRY FOWLER continued his nationwide tour of partner organisations in the Garden of England
Humans are part of the ‘animal kingdom’ – and of nature in general – but also distinct from it and labour (work) is part of what makes us unique, declared Engels. His insights 150 years ago into how our species came to be and how we differ from the rest of nature, are as important today as they were then, says the MARX MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Boxes of books, family photos and heirlooms, labour movement anniversaries, along with nostalgic memories of glorious childhood days on the Ayrshire coast still leave room for a wistful MATT KERR to hope for a better future
WITH the general election on the horizon, it comes as no surprise that the mainstream media once again regurgitate in print or broadcasts every soundbite that portrays Jeremy Corbyn as a terrorist sympathiser, racist, anti-semite or any other label they believe would help destroy the chance of a Labour victory.
By way of example, last week, speaking about Corbyn to ITV’s Robert Peston, Jeremy Hunt stated: “In this election, we have someone who could possibly become prime minister who does actually have extremist views.”
Hunt wasn’t pressed into stating just what these “extremist views” are. But then again, why bother being precise when ambiguity will do the job just as well?
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