Olive oil remains a vital foundation of food, agriculture and society, storing power in the bonds of solidarity. Though Palestinians are under attack, they continue to press forward write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
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The deadly double standards of the West
A fraction of the money poured into devastating wars would alleviate the ongoing suffering of people affected by Agent Orange, writes JOHN GREEN
US helicopters spraying Agent Orange over Vietnam
VIJAY PRASHAD looks at the web of militias and drug-trafficking gangs that emerged in the Sweida region through the Syrian civil war, and how they relate to recent clashes and Israel’s intervention
JOE ATTARD explains why trade unionists are rallying in solidarity against the recent arrest of political activists in Gilgit-Baltistan, the northernmost region of Kashmir, administered by Pakistan
by Roger D Harris and John Perry
Why not pay a visit to Feile an Phobail, a people’s festival of community arts with roots in the days of internment without trial, and where the spirit of solidarity remains undimmed, says LYNDA WALKER
VINCE MILLS says Scottish Labour has adopted better positions than its Westminster counterpart — but unless it starts to fight for them that will count for nothing
WHILE the media rages over the alleged use of poison gas by the Syrian government, they are not in the slightest bit concerned about the poisoned individuals who provide emotive front page images, but are soon forgotten.
The media is only interested in the use it can make of such photos in order to oust President Bashar al-Assad.
If they were really concerned about the real humanitarian repercussions they would also be devoting attention to the ongoing humanitarian crisis unleashed by the US in Vietnam from 1961-71.
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