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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Westminster politics is dire – so don’t lose sight of the bigger picture
Can unity of purpose and organisation bring about the fighting coalitions needed to beat the Tories? KEVIN OVENDEN believes so, but warns the left needs to be bold
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
IF POLITICS were deduction from party opinion polling then Britain as a whole is a grim and depressing place.
A year after the belated first lockdown and with nearly 150,000 needless deaths, the Tories are well ahead.
It cannot be written off as a “vaccine bounce.” Labour’s slide started before the vaccine rollout. Boris Johnson has widened his personal rating over Keir Starmer to 24 percentage points in a year.
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