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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It is the government’s own ‘extremist’ racism we need to worry about
The revelation of Frank Hester’s hateful comments, coupled with the Conservative Party's Islamophobia, shows institutional racism still survives in mainstream politics — that is why we are marching, writes SABBY DHALU
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
THIS year’s events to mark UN Anti-Racism Day take place against the backdrop of a frightening rise in racism as illustrated by this week’s appalling treatment of Diane Abbott MP.
In recent weeks we’ve also seen a wave of Islamophobia, increasing anti-Muslim and anti-semitic hate crimes, with the government stoking up fears of extremism and division to pander to racist voters.
This follows a toxic “stop the boats” campaign against asylum-seekers that has emboldened a fascist street movement over the last year.
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove MP’s recent announcement on extremism smacks of hypocrisy and double standards.
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