Podemos—trapped by system
Radical left party Podemos sought to be an alternative to the corrupt political establishment but came to mirror its features. Sam Ord says hope for change in the Spanish state lies on organising outside of elections
Labour’s turn to the right fails in Hartlepool by-election
The result should be proof that working class people are not easily won over by flag-waving and pledges of support for the army and the cops.
The cops murdered anti-fascist Blair Peach—then spied on his partner
Celia Stubbs gave evidence to the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) on Thursday.
Fear of resistance sees Palestine election pulled
Caught in a three-way stand-off with a jailed resistance fighter and an exiled chief torturer, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas dived for cover.
Over 2,000 refugees die after EU state pushbacks
More than 2,000 refugees have died during the pandemic as a result of illegal pushbacks by countries in the European Union (EU).Comment
Neoliberalism is alive and useful to rulers
Is neoliberalism over? This is what many of its defenders are beginning to fear. Chris Giles, the economics editor of the Financial Times, recently lamented, “The left is winning the economic battle of ideas.”
The roots of armed struggle in Northern Ireland
Repression led to uprising and armed struggle, explains Simon Basketter
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- Podemos—trapped by system
- Fire sweeps 19-storey building with cladding similar to Grenfell
- The cops murdered anti-fascist Blair Peach—then spied on his partner
- Fear of resistance sees Palestine election pulled
- Labour’s turn to the right fails in Hartlepool by-election
- Solicitor advised police officer to ‘review’ criticism of top cops after Hillsborough disaster
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