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Much of today’s economics has been driven by short-term profiteering. It’s why the planet is in the mess it is in, writes ALAN SIMPSON
LYNNE WALSH previews the Bristol Radical History Conference this weekend
Keir Starmer’s £120 million to Sudan cannot cover the government’s complicity in the RSF genocide or atone for the long shadow of British colonialism and imperialism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Join the traditional march from Clerkenwell Green, which will bring together countless international workers’ organisations in a statement against the far right
Ecuador’s election wasn’t free — and its people will pay the price under President Noboa
Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
THE messages are no longer subtle. Yet still we fight shy of a recognition that the time for transformational change is now. It may be the only time.
The International Panel on Climate Change gives us 12 years to cut carbon emissions in half. As nations prepare for the climate conference in Poland, it is hard to know if anyone’s listening.
The good news about this challenge is that this is still doable. The bad news is that while national governments have lost the will to lead, social movements currently lack the means to do so.
This hasn’t stopped Extinction Rebellion from taking to the streets. In Australia, children too have stepped out of school, demanding that their parents’ generation (today’s politicians) stop the use of non-renewable energy before burning up their kids’ future.
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