As tens of thousands return to the streets for the first national Palestine march of 2026, this movement refuses to be sidelined or silenced, says PETER LEARY
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Trump's ‘law and order’ ticket is an effort to distract from the deadly consequences of right-wing policies
Unable to run on his economic successes — because he hasn’t had any — Trump’s divide-and-rule tactics of demonising black people and protesters and giving support to far-right subterfuge is all he has left
If the government really wanted to address public finances, improve living standards and begin economic recovery, it would increase its borrowing for investment, argues MICHAEL BURKE
MATT KERR takes a winter journey through poetry, labour and memory, from Glasgow to Newcastle, arguing that our radical past isn’t something to revere from a distance, but a tool still meant to be used
One of Canada’s most revered politicians is a native of Falkirk but is relatively unknown in his original homeland. KENNY MacASKILL tells his story
Labour prospects in May elections may be irrevocably damaged by Birmingham Council’s costly refusal to settle the year-long dispute, warns STEVE WRIGHT
HENRY FOWLER and ROB POOLE explain the significance of today’s Megapicket
THE US Presidential race has taken a nasty turn, with Donald Trump now going much further even than previous Presidential candidates in openly supporting racism and white supremacists.
Because of his failure to get a grip on the pandemic and the economic damage that is causing, the fear is that the campaign will get more virulent yet before polling day.
This matters not only because of the weight of the US in world politics. It is also the case that many politicians, especially here in Britain, are in thrall to US political trends and all too often want to ape them.
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