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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The impacts of crises are rarely gender-neutral
The Covid crisis shows we need an organised, united, and relevant trade union movement that places equality and women at its core, says STUC leader ROZ FOYER
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
WE SHOULD never forget that the seeds of International Women’s Day grew out of our labour movement.
The origins of IWD emerged from thousands of working women marching through the streets of New York to demand a shorter working week, better pay and the right to vote.
This year’s IWD theme of #ChooseToChallenge is not a new concept for trade union women.
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Working-class women lead the fight for fair work and equitable pay and against sexual harassment, the rise of the far right and years of failed austerity policies, writes ROZ FOYER
Congress can chart a bold course that will force meaningful transformation for the people of Scotland
Despite progress made on the shoulders of radical women from the past, the gendered impact of austerity and the cost-of-living crisis requires bold action from Labour to address inequality, says REBECCA LONG-BAILEY MP
From education to care sector struggles, Scotland’s women workers must build up a resistance network on all fronts and drive their unions’ demands for transformative change to victory, writes STEPHANIE MARTIN