Alvaro Uribe is found guilty of witness tampering and procedural fraud, reports NICK MACWILLIAM
The tragic fire at Grenfell was avoidable, and it must never happen again
We recently marked a year since the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The response since the fire from the Conservative government and local council reads like a litany of failures, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
On the anniversary of the implementation of the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act, ROGER McKENZIE warns that the legacy of black enslavement still looms in the Caribbean and beyond
Starmer’s decision to recognise Palestine only as long as Israel continues to massacre its inhabitants has been met with outrage, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The creative imagination is a weapon against barbarism, writes KENNY COYLE, who is a keynote speaker at the Manifesto Press conference, Art in the Age of Degenerative Capitalism, tomorrow at the Marx Memorial Library & Workers School in London
RAMZY BAROUD explains why the world can no longer ignore Palestine
Starmer’s decision to suspend Diane Abbott yet again demonstrates a determination to maintain and propagate a hierarchy of racism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
ON June 14, I joined thousands on the powerful Grenfell Tower silent march. We marched in memory of those who one year before had lost their lives and in solidarity with their loved ones who are fighting for justice and we pledged that we will never forget.
This catastrophic fire just over a year ago claimed 72 lives, the highest loss of life in a residential fire since World War II.
The Grenfell Action Group’s now chillingly prophetic blog had predicted that it would take a serious fire and loss of life for their voices to be heard.
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