Newly revealed documents reveal that MI5 taught Brazilian secret police the techniques deployed by the 1964-85 military dictatorship in horrific prisons like Rio de Janeiro’s House of Death. SARA VIVACQUA reports
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…For the times, they are a-changin’
Extinction Rebellion has forced political engagement with the existential threats science has been warning about for decades, writes ALAN SIMPSON
Extinction Rebellion demonstrators in Parliament Square, London
CHRISTOPHE DOMEC speaks to the France Insoumise politician facing constant persecution from French authorities
It can be hard to discern conspiracy theory from reality and under the Trump regime the two might just be the same thing, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
ALAN SIMPSON says responses to the Golders Green attacks risk deepening divides across our country
Capturing the general strikes history is a vital part of our struggles today, posits HENRY FOWLER
On a tumultuous day in Welsh politics DAVID NICHOLSON looks at the key issues for progressives in Wales to grapple with the rise of the far right
IF I WORE a hat I would tip it to Extinction Rebellion (XR). Its occupation of key parts of central London amounts to far more than a protest rally.
It is a moment of seismic significance — one that will come to be seen as the tipping point into a new framework of existential politics.
It is only the system itself which seems unable to grasp that XR is already the winner.
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