Mask-off outbursts by Maga insiders and most strikingly, the destruction and reconstruction of the presidential seat, with a huge new $300m ballroom, means Trump isn’t planning to leave the White House when his term ends, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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The shifting sands of racism
It is a mistake to see the structure of racism as fixed – understanding precisely a changing picture at any one moment is vital if we are to confront racism in all its forms, argues KEVIN OVENDEN
UNITY: People march towards Downing Street in London to demonstrate against racism, Islamophobia, anti-semitism, fascism and the far right, Saturday March 18 2023
BEN CHACKO speaks with Knesset member OFER CASSIF about rising political violence, the prospects for peace and his continuous ‘silencing by suspension’
The City is leaning on Rachel Reeves to cut welfare spending — when what’s needed is cuts to all the benefits given to the mega rich, corporations and banks to help them not pay or blatantly dodge their fair share of tax, explains BERNIE EVANS
The choice between two Blairites to revamp the tepid centrism of our ruling party doesn’t even come as cold comfort as we wander the city streets suffering from their third decade of austerity and the fifth of wage stagnation, writes MATT KERR
ANN HENDERSON looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors — a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns
HENRY FOWLER puts the strike of public-sector workers in New Zealand in the wider context of deteriorating employment conditions throughout the world’s major economies
MAT COWARD looks back at a protest 105 years ago this month, whose reporting by the media bears uncomfortable similarities with demos today
AN apology. And a witch-hunt.
The hypocrisy of those trying to drive anti-racist MP Diane Abbott out of political life is nauseating.
Writing something wrong about the nature of racism and its shifting targets is not the same as being racist. Any notion of due process went out the window when Keir Starmer suspended her and said the withdrawn letter was anti-semitic.
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