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
Too many teachers are seeing their pupils suffer with poor mental health
Children’s lives are being blighted by austerity and poverty in towns and cities up and down the country, writes KEVIN COURTNEY
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
“IT’S like a slow-motion car crash that I am powerless to stop and can’t bear to watch or be part of any more.”
This was a heartbreaking response from one of our members responding to a survey on the surge of mental health problems among young people.
The results of a questionnaire, conducted before our annual conference in Liverpool this week, make harrowing reading.
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