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
It is time to reject the profit-driven education model
We must question the viability of universities as critical spaces to challenge power for a sustainable future, writes BHABANI SHANKAR NAYAK
THE MESSAGE IS ON THE PLACARD: University of Birmingham staff join a picket line outside the campus as staff at 44 universities around the country begin strike action on February 14 2022
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
BRITISH universities have not only benefited from slavery and colonialism but also continue to perpetuate it on an everyday basis on their teaching and non-teaching staff members.
Unfair workload, the gender pay gap, racism and sexism are rampant in most of the UK universities, which are operating like family firms.
Most of the British universities are home to multiple forms of discrimination. Critical mass is a big lie.
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Almost half of universities face deficits, merger mania is taking hold, and massive fee hikes that will lock out working-class students are on the horizon, write RUBEN BRETT, PAUL WHITEHOUSE and DAN GRACE
