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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In 2022, the left should be confident that we have the answers to this crisis
We need to step up the fight for progressive solutions to the health and cost-of-living crisis, argues RICHARD BURGON MP
Richard Burgon with fellow MP Barry Gardiner at an anti-Conservative Party march in Manchester last 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
AT THE start of every year, we all hope for a better year for ourselves, for our friends, families, colleagues and wider society.
But as I write, our communities face two immediate crises — a public health crisis now entering its third year and a cost-of-living crisis affecting those who can least afford it.
Both are hitting working-class communities hard. There is the immediate health risk of Covid as cases hit an eye-watering three million per week, as well as the wider impact on healthcare provision as waiting lists soar and hospitals declare “critical incidents” — their highest level of alert.
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GAWAIN LITTLE argues that the prolonged economic crisis we have been experiencing presents opportunities for a working-class fightback
RICHARD BURGON MP argues that the re-election of Donald Trump is a clear warning to the Labour government to prioritise boosting living standards.
In the first of two articles, ROBERT GRIFFITHS argues that despite a parliamentary majority, Labour’s timid Budget fails to seize a historic opportunity and lacks the ambition needed to address Britain’s deep social and economic crises