The long-term effects of chemical weapons such as Agent Orange mean that the impact of war lasts well beyond a ceasefire
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Authoritarianism deepens as liberals delude themselves
There has been no 'victory over populism' and a return to '90s style corporate stability in Europe or the US: callous hard-right politics is growing and any respite is purely in the minds of an out-of-touch neoliberal establishment, warns KEVIN OVENDEN
A man holds a sign reading "When’s the vaccine against police violence" during a demonstration on Saturday December 5 in Paris against dangerous proposed laws to prevent members of the public from filming the police
The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
CJ ATKINS argues that despite losing the election, Chile’s left remains big and organised and must unite to resist the new far-right government
Take a read of the latest Unite Hospitality Glasgow Strike Bulletin and hear from workers fighting for better pay and dignity at work
Alba party leader KENNY MacASKILL makes some suggestions on how to save our pubs and reduce irresponsible drinking
After years of austerity and denial under a new Reform UK council, a failing Send service was pushed into the spotlight by staff, unions and parents — culminating in a £1.3m funding boost and a 50% increase in front-line workers. MARTIN PORTER explains
WITH trade talks between Britain and the EU going down to the wire, there were sighs of relief in European capitals on Thursday that a second crisis had been averted.
In fact, the deal struck with the Polish and Hungarian governments not to veto the bloc’s budget and recovery fund for next year has kicked the can down the road in typical EU fashion.
The two hard-right regimes secured a political agreement that weakens a legal mechanism to halt disbursement of those funds to states deemed by the European Commission to be in breach of the EU’s version of the “rule of law.”
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