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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‘Things are going to slide’ — politics in turmoil
Visionary leadership is needed to tackle the existential climate crisis, but Labour risks squandering any opportunity for transformative change by clinging to the neoliberal economic orthodoxy, writes ALAN SIMPSON
MESSAGE STILL UNHEEDED: Protest at UN Climate Change Conference - COP15 - Copenhagen, Denmark in 2009
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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
IN ANY crisis Tony Benn was always the best person to turn to for an answer. And so it is now.
Europe is faced with the resurgent success of far-right parties. Both the left and centre right struggle for answers. Meanwhile, climate scientists report that we had the world’s warmest May on record (and the 12th consecutive month doing so).
Greece closed its schools as temperatures raced past 40°C. Florida faced 11 inches of rain in 24 hours, sweeping away all semblance of normal life. In Spain, from Murcia to Majorca, the same torrential downpours raced through their streets creating havoc.
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