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Joe Biden: the Guardian gets fooled again
The euphoria that has greeted President-elect Joe Biden's victory from the pages of the liberal press is inexcusable: he has a 40-year career which clearly shows he is on the right-wing of the Democrat Party and utterly committed to the 'Washington Consensus' — a huge supporter of neoliberalism and foreign invasions, writes IAN SINCLAIR
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
“MEET the new boss/Same as the old boss,” sings Roger Daltrey at the end of Won’t Get Fooled Again, one of The Who’s greatest songs. In fact it’s one of the greatest anthems in the rock canon full stop, reaching the top ten in 1971.
However, reading the Guardian’s coverage of Joe Biden you would think most of the staff at the liberal-left newspaper have never heard of the track, nor are familiar with the sceptical sentiment which courses through it.
In Guardianland the President-elect of the United States is “a decent, empathetic man,” as senior columnist Jonathan Freedland explained.
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