With the death of Pope Francis, the world loses not only a church leader but also a moral compass
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Only protests and stoppages in communities, towns and cities will stop Johnson
The embryonic movement forming this weekend already faces a choice: radical, insurgent and to topple the government; or conventional and steered by those whose genius lost the Remain campaign three years ago? asks KEVIN OVENDEN
Demonstrators during THE TUC'S recent rally in central London
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
CHILDREN going hungry. A right-wing government of millionaires in contempt of Parliament. British ministers dancing to Donald Trump’s tune. Assorted venal MPs of various stripes desperate to avoid the wind of democratic accountability and a general election.
That’s not an apocalyptic vision of this coming autumn.
It is a description of spring and summer. Foodbanks this week reported running out of supplies due to the number of hungry kids during the holidays.
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