The proxy war in Ukraine is heading to a denouement with the US and Russia dividing the spoils while the European powers stand bewildered by events they have been wilfully blind to, says KEVIN OVENDEN
The week to love unions
The annual celebration of all that trade unions do for us comes at a time when we have real reasons to be optimistic about the recent growth of our movement, writes PAUL NOWAK
One can only imagine what would happen if 2.2 million Palestinian refugees were pushed into Jordan, Egypt and other Arab countries, per Trump’s proposal, writes RAMZY BAROUD
This is the most anti-migrant government in decades, argues RAVISHAAN RAHEL MUTHIAH
VICTOR GROSSMAN reports, with a little chuckle, on how US readiness to work with Russia, not just on peace for Ukraine, has thrown a spanner into the German electoral machine
SOLOMON HUGHES probes the finances of a phoney ‘charity’ pushing the free schools and academies agenda
Freedom now for former PM Mir-Hossein Mousavi and other political prisoners
VIJAY PRASHAD examines why in 2018 Washington started to take an increasingly belligerent stance towards ‘near peer rivals’ – Russa and China – with far-reaching geopolitical effects
THIS week is the TUC’s Heart Unions week — a chance for the trade union movement to celebrate the incredible work our unions are doing to win for working people.
After working through a global pandemic, union members have been forced to navigate their way through a cost-of-living crisis this year. Skyrocketing household costs have left workers struggling to afford the basics.
Nurses, paramedics, rail staff, posties, teachers and other key workers are telling us they’re going to foodbanks and choosing not to turn the heating on.
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