There have been penalties for those who looked the other way when Epstein was convicted of child sex offences and decided to maintain relationships with the financier — but not for the British ambassador to Washington, reveals SOLOMON HUGHES
The bloody battle for victory over fascism serves to underline the futility of appeasement
We must not overlook the still pertinent lessons and warnings from the WWII era that are relevant for the world of today and the future, argues human rights advocacy group LIBERATION
Labour’s new Treasury unit will ‘challenge unnecessary regulation’ by forcing nominally independent bodies like Ofwat to bend to business demands — exactly what Iain Anderson’s corporate clients wanted, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
DR DYLAN MURPHY looks at a Big Brother Watch report which exposes the government as an enabler of DWP secret spying on benefit claimants
The EU faces a critical choice: will it remain in the shadow of an increasingly unreliable US ally, or will it forge its own path in a multilateral world where co-operation with China is essential, asks MARC VANDEPITTE as leaders meet for the EU-China Summit
A lot of discussion about how the left should currently organise – including debate on whether the Green Party is a useful vehicle for advance – runs the risk of refusing to engage with or learn from the reasons the left was defeated previously, argues KEVIN OVENDEN
For Egypt trade trumps the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians, but how long can the country’s ‘misleaders’ – and others in the region – continue their indifference against the popular will of their own people, asks ROGER McKENZIE
TODAY, amid a new world crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, falls a major anniversary.
On this day, May 9, 75 years ago, victory was declared over Nazi Germany, the culmination of combined counter-offensives by the Soviet Union, the allies and resistance movements across Europe that had reached their climax during the late winter and early spring.
The victory marked the triumph of life over death and an affirmation of the vitality of democracy, led by the working people and their allies.
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Following the sudden collapse of the Assad government, foreign powers and Islamist militias carve up the nation while Israel continues to drop bombs and expand its illegal occupation. Secular democracy is now a faded dream, writes LIBERATION
In a statement, LIBERATION sounds the alarm on the returning president, whose agenda on Cuba, Iran and, above all, rabid support for Israel’s radical right are a huge concern
The anti-colonial pressure group LIBERATION responds to the Prime Minster’s refusal to consider reparations, arguing that Britain still benefits from the wealth generated by the transatlantic slave trade three centuries ago
In a statement on the current dangerous escalation in the region following Israel’s exchanges with Iran, LIBERATION says Yes to peace and self-determination — No to war and foreign intervention
