Trade unions need to step up and force a turn in the policies of the labour movement to effectively confront the far-right threat, argues NICK WRIGHT
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Boris Johnson's attack on Parliament reveals a broken system
We need to go beyond hysterical calls to defend the way things are, and instead attack the whole rotten system, writes NATHAN AKEHURST
As the 90th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish civil war is marked, Teesside campaigners will gather to remember the local men and women who stood against fascism, explains TONY FOX
Whatever differences exist among international sympathisers of the Bolivarian revolution about its current trajectory, they should unite against the imperialist power that is the source of an enforced retreat, argues ROGER D HARRIS
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
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
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
WHY has Boris Johnson suspended Parliament? It’s a trap.
Londoners have seen plenty of Boris Johnson’s nasty and petulant authoritarian streak; we remember him blowing over £1million on water cannon he couldn’t use as a symbol of power over his capital.
This is a first strike in a pattern of behaviour that we will need to get used to. Johnson’s attempt to normalise his decision today by sending colleagues to the airwaves with lines such as “it’s been done before” or “this session of Parliament has gone on too long” is not really about convincing anyone.
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