Trump’s escalation against Venezuela is about more than oil, it is about regaining control over the ‘natural’ zone of influence of the United States at a moment where its hegemony is slipping, argues VIJAY PRASHAD
Assange – a thorn in the side of the British ruling class
The decision not to extradite the WikiLeaks founder is cause to celebrate, but it was entirely cynical on the part of the Establishment, writes HELEN MERCER
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Evidence suggests Lammy’s proposals would come at a high cost: reduced fairness, diminished trust and greater racial inequality in the criminal justice system, argue TARA LAI QUINLAN and KATHARINA KARCHER
From the workhouses of the 1840s to today’s market capitalism, A Christmas Carol remains a sharp critique of charity rationed by class, says KEITH FLETT
The argument for a “significant expansion” of nuclear power will deliver soaring electricity prices that condemn underserved communities to unending hardship and poverty, argues LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The new plan sets out an uncompromising bid for global dominance, casting even allies as obstacles to be subdued, writes DIANE ABBOTT
As we approach the half-anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy, the community gathers to remember loved ones while grappling with mixed emotions surrounding the ongoing deconstruction of the tower and the hopeful plans for a memorial, writes EMMA DENT COAD
THE decision to refuse the extradition of Julian Assange by magistrate Vanessa Baraitser is a triumph for British justice: within the tradition of elites getting themselves out of sticky situations.
Julian Assange was saved from extradition yesterday (barring the outcome of an appeal), but only on the back of rejecting 95 per cent of the case for his defence.
Judge Baraitser’s verdict leaves the British government free to extradite anyone else that the US cares to finger for reporting war crimes, human rights abuses, corporate corruption and CIA surveillance.
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