VIJAY PRASHAD looks at the web of militias and drug-trafficking gangs that emerged in the Sweida region through the Syrian civil war, and how they relate to recent clashes and Israel’s intervention
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It’s long past time that the SNP took real action to eradicate poverty
Childhood poverty is on the rise, so why won’t the SNP government act, asks ELAINE SMITH
by Roger D Harris and John Perry
VINCE MILLS says Scottish Labour has adopted better positions than its Westminster counterpart — but unless it starts to fight for them that will count for nothing
Labour MSP CAROL MOCHAN calls for Britain to follow France’s lead and recognise the Palestinian state as part of efforts to end this war
A Chilean court ruled that funds were illegally taken by the dictator to accumulate family wealth that is now disputed among his heirs, writes PABLO MERIGUET
The shock suspension of socialist MPs and Diane Abbott’s re-suspension reveals a leadership intent on crushing internal debate — but MERCEDES VILLALBA MSP warns against surrendering party democracy without a fight
TWENTY years ago, when I was campaigning for a Scottish Parliament, I didn’t envisage that it would be a vehicle to simply pass on Tory austerity — in fact, I thought the exact opposite.
It seemed at the time that the Scots had suffered enough under 18 years of a right-wing Tory government, in particular being used as guinea pigs for the hated poll tax.
It was thought that a devolved parliament would allow resistance to the worst excesses of Tory cuts in future.
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