A ‘new phase’ for Starmerism is fairly similar to the old phase – only worse. ANDREW MURRAY takes a look
From Obama to Kamala, ‘diversity’ without progress is pointless
Having black capitalist politicians in leadership positions shows that capitalism is able to accommodate racial diversity, writes ROGER McKENZIE — but if the world still starves and burns, so what?
Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns for President as the presumptive Democratic candidate during an event at West Allis Central High School, July 23, 2024, in West Allis, Wis.
Macron is seeking a centrist replacement for the pro-austerity French PM, while the emergence of the grassroots Bloquons Tout movement means for the left there’s a period of struggle ahead – and all to play for, writes BILL GREENSHIELDS
The Met Police arrested a staggering 890 people, many elderly, disabled, and even blind in a single demonstration — all to back up the government’s unhinged campaign against non-violent civil disobedience at the behest of Israel, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
The people of Palestine need our solidarity in actions not words – trade unionists must give them our full support in their darkest hour, writes DANIEL KEBEDE
Investing the £75 billion slated for defence spending on a green new deal, healthcare and education would create jobs and help communities far more than weapons spending, argues UCU general secretary JO GRADY
BEN CHACKO reports on fears at TUC Congress that the provisions in the legislation are liable to be watered down even further
DOES diversity matter? Most of the talk that surrounds the apparent imminent nomination of Kamala Harris to be the US Democratic Party presidential nominee appears to centre on a few narrow issues.
The first is that she is not “Genocide Joe” Biden. The second is that she is not what many regard as the racist, misogynist and now convicted felon, former president Donald Trump.
But also she is talked of as the first woman of colour standing on behalf of one of the main parties for what the US, in its usual over-the-top way, refers to as the most powerful position on Earth.
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