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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Climate change: the Conservatives ignore the burning question
Why was there almost no overlap in this week's major news events: the Tory leadership race and the hottest days on record? Because the party of small-mindedness and big business has nothing but contempt for our planet, writes ALAN SIMPSON
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
BRITAIN swelters in an unprecedented heatwave. Tens of thousands of people across Europe flee from fires that defy public control.
The climate change committee reports that Britain is falling behind in its existing climate commitments. And scientists warn that even if we meet the 1.5°C target, this month’s heatwaves are likely to become the summer norm.
You would have thought all this would have made avoiding climate breakdown the centrepiece debate among Conservative contenders to become prime minister.
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