With the death of Pope Francis, the world loses not only a church leader but also a moral compass
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Corporate forces are prioritising the shoring up of capitalism – even as workers perish from Covid-19
The drive to preserve a failing economy that works for the few rather than to transform it radically for the many exists on an international level, writes KEVIN OVENDEN
Builders at work in Belfast
LYNNE WALSH previews the Bristol Radical History Conference this weekend
Keir Starmer’s £120 million to Sudan cannot cover the government’s complicity in the RSF genocide or atone for the long shadow of British colonialism and imperialism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Join the traditional march from Clerkenwell Green, which will bring together countless international workers’ organisations in a statement against the far right
Ecuador’s election wasn’t free — and its people will pay the price under President Noboa
Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
PERHAPS you read this on hold in a queue behind scores of thousands trying to access universal credit.
Maybe you are discovering that the fiendish complexity of the government’s scheme to subsidise your pay during this crisis belies the glitzy headlines — especially if you are self-employed.
Or maybe you work in construction, forced by your employer to go in this week to build luxury flats at grave risk to your health, your workmates’ and your family’s, and against the advice of your union.
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The shameful passage of the assisted dying Bill where safeguards have been all but jettisoned is symptomatic of a hyper-liberalised society where the cult of individualism reigns supreme, argues KEVIN OVENDEN
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
As heavy industry flees and public-sector strikes paralyse the nation, the French leader’s increasingly desperate attempts to rule without a majority reveal the deep crisis at the heart of European liberal democracy, writes KEVIN OVENDEN
KEVIN OVENDEN draws on the Greek anti-fascist movement’s resounding successes against the neonazi Golden Dawn to outline a united front strategy to challenge state racism and surging mob violence
