Labour in, then continue the resistance
Rather than ending the current strike wave and endorsing Blairite neoliberalism instead, calling for a general election now and a getting a Labour government in would put the workers’ movement in a better position to leverage our power, argues HELEN O’CONNOR
The welcome news that Cuba has finally been removed from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list is tempered by the fact that Donald Trump, the man who put it there, is returning to the White House, warns NATASHA HICKMAN
Thanks to impressive progress in Britain with wind and solar generation, clean electricity now costs a fraction of the price of gas — yet the current system keeps bills artificially high to protect fossil fuels, writes TOM HARDY
By spreading race-based conspiracy theories, the billionaire tycoon turned right-wing provocateur has been seriously undermining the case against those who really did let victims of the grooming gangs down, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
Many Western countries are grappling with deep political instability. What are the causes of this, and what could be a possible way forward? asks MARC VANDEPITTE
KEITH BENNETT explains why, despite its present meagre economic outcomes, an honest and fruitful partnership with China is worth pursuing
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THE survival of the Tories, the most successful political party in history, hangs in the balance, as capitalism plunges further into a worldwide crisis.
The current economic turmoil looks as if it will be worse than the 2008 crash, but working-class people will be expected to pay for this one too. We can only successfully resist the onslaught of attacks on our class by unifying right across the breath of our entire movement and by making the correct demands.
The demand for a general election is vital in this period because a weak and divided Conservative Party gives us a golden opportunity to press home the advantage for our class.
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From sexual harassment to the denial of flexible working patterns, women’s issues are sidelined and their voices silenced in our movement – and they are voting with their feet, writes HELEN O’CONNOR
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