With the death of Pope Francis, the world loses not only a church leader but also a moral compass
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From flash floods to heatwaves and drought, Britain is woefully unprepared for the climate impacts ahead — but growing civil society resistance could force the state's hand, writes ALAN SIMPSON
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
SOMETHING big is happening; really big. All the pillars of smug certainty are beginning to crumble. Nothing captured this more than the “waste” sculpture taunting the G7 Summit in Cornwall.
The Mount Recyclemore sculpture — made from dumped e-waste materials — symbolised far more than the 53 million tonnes of electronic goods the world throws away each year.
It was a reminder that, faced with our greatest ever existential challenge, the world is saddled with rubbish leadership.
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