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Jeffrey Epstein case shows up the system’s abuses

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Jeffrey Epstein, the rich child rapist, is dead after taking his own life. That is a slightly more controversial statement than might be imagined.

What can we do about climate refugees?

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Gabby Thorpe looks at the plight of people displaced by climate chaos and argues that we should welcome refugees

‘National government’ wouldn’t protect us

Lots of people are rightly appalled that Boris Johnson is our prime minister.

Economic slowdown shows up the weakness of the system

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Britain’s economy contracted for the first time in seven years during the second quarter of 2019.

Can rewilding prevent more environmental chaos?

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Sarah Bates examines whether rewilding can help stop the coming climate catastrophe

Corbyn’s confusion over the European Union emboldens the right

Labour will commit to holding a referendum on a Brexit deal, if there is a general election in autumn, with an option to remain in the European Union (EU).

British arms found in Yemen show up links between Tories and Saudi Arabia

More evidence of Britain’s role in Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen was uncovered this week.

More prisons won't help stop crime

Boris Johnson said his billion pound boost for prisons would stop them becoming “factories for making bad people worse”.

Crisis in Israel flows from the occupation

Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu is facing a crisis. In just under six weeks, the racist warmonger will stand in his second general election in a year.

Tories cry Wolff over EU

Harland and Wolff, the Northern Ireland shipyard, is facing closure. The remaining workforce are fighting bravely to defend their jobs

Violence in society is driven by our rulers

Horrific shootings in the US last weekend showed where our rulers’ racism can lead.

Step up the fracking fight

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn reiterated his call for an end to fracking when he visited Lancashire’s Preston New Road anti-fracking protest camp on Tuesday.

Fight for workers’ action against Boris Johnson

Union leaders greeted Boris Johnson’s first week as prime minister by pleading with him to improve workers’ rights. Which is weak even by their standards.

Pound zig-zags are due to Europe crisis

The pound rose on the foreign exchange markets last week after Boris Johnson became the new prime minister. Alex Callinicos looks at why.

A Tory cabinet diverse in its bigotry

Does it matter that Boris Johnson’s newly appointed cabinet is said to be more ethnically diverse than any of its predecessors?

Boris Johnson is set to fail as he mimics May’s Brexit plan

Brexit will be Boris Johnson’s first and unavoidable test.

Reports of child abuse are shaped by media hypocrisy

Peter Bornshin suffered sexual abuse while in the care of social services in the early 1980s. He was tormented by his experiences at the Grafton Close Children’s Home, west London.