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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When will the government come clean over deaths in the Troubles?
Recent cases have barely scratched the surface in revealing the extent of collusion and cover-up in atrocities by the British state, writes RICHARD RUDKIN
Children remove a baby’s cot from the debris of McGurk’s bar in North Queen Street, Belfast, in 1971
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 decision by the Court of Appeal ordering an independent investigation into alleged collusion between the British state and loyalist paramilitaries in the North of Ireland, isn’t it time for the British government to stop throwing obstacles in the path of the families and come clean on what occurred during the Troubles?
This most recent case focused on the activities of the loyalist paramilitary unit known as the Glenanne Gang, comprising of the paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force, serving British soldiers and police officers thought to be responsible for about 120 murders.
On top of the Court of Appeal decision, the families of the McGurk’s Bar bombing have begun judicial review proceedings against the Chief Constable George Hamilton for his failure to order an independent investigation into the atrocity, including the questioning of General Sir Frank Kitson, former commander-in-chief UK Land Forces.
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