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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We are united by hope
From Islington's streets to Parliament's chambers, our movement grows stronger as diverse communities unite against war and inequality, writes JEREMY CORBYN MP
UNEQUIVOCAL: Jeremy Corbyn remains committed to the cause of peace and (below) a pro-Palestine demo in London earlier this year
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 has been incredibly tough for millions of people across Britain and around the world.
Here at home, poverty is rising while the essential services upon which we all rely are starved of vital resources.
The Chancellor’s Budget was a missed opportunity to bring about the transformative change this country needs. I remain appalled by the government’s decision to keep the two-child benefit cap, cut winter fuel allowance and slash disability benefits.
Instead of trapping thousands of people in poverty, the government needs to tackle the root cause of our country’s economic crisis: inequality. I will continue to campaign for wealth taxes so we can lift people out of poverty, fund our public services properly and invest in a greener future.
Globally, we’ve witnessed unimaginable suffering: genocide in Gaza, wars in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yemen, Syria and Ukraine, all shattering the dreams of a generation.
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