Trump’s escalation against Venezuela is about more than oil, it is about regaining control over the ‘natural’ zone of influence of the United States at a moment where its hegemony is slipping, argues VIJAY PRASHAD
After the US midterms
The Democrats won big — but only because the alternative to Joe Biden’s administration was even less appealing. Despite the cries of ‘fascist’ and ‘socialist’ from the red elephant and blue donkey, little was at stake, writes ZOLTAN ZIGEDY
MOVING ON: Union members holds signs for Massachusetts Democrat Party candidate Muara Healey, who went on to become the state’s first female — and the US’s first openly lesbian — governor, while (left) Donald Trump’s style of Republicanism was seemingly rejected by voters
Evidence suggests Lammy’s proposals would come at a high cost: reduced fairness, diminished trust and greater racial inequality in the criminal justice system, argue TARA LAI QUINLAN and KATHARINA KARCHER
From the workhouses of the 1840s to today’s market capitalism, A Christmas Carol remains a sharp critique of charity rationed by class, says KEITH FLETT
The argument for a “significant expansion” of nuclear power will deliver soaring electricity prices that condemn underserved communities to unending hardship and poverty, argues LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The new plan sets out an uncompromising bid for global dominance, casting even allies as obstacles to be subdued, writes DIANE ABBOTT
As we approach the half-anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy, the community gathers to remember loved ones while grappling with mixed emotions surrounding the ongoing deconstruction of the tower and the hopeful plans for a memorial, writes EMMA DENT COAD
WITHOUT saying it in so many words, the Wall Street Journal summarised the results of the November 8 midterm election: the US electorate feared the Republicans more than they disliked the Democrats.
Historically, a major party with an incumbent president overseeing a painful economy, and with that president polling negatively, receives a big hit from the electorate. That didn’t happen this year.
As the Wall Street Journal puts it more diplomatically: “Voters were in a sour mood that usually signals that they are ready for change in Washington and state capitals. But in many cases, they were not looking for the change that Republican candidates were offering.”
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