Laura Miles argues that LGBT people fighting bigotry must stand with all those facing Islamophobia
The West has finally admitted it lost the war in Afghanistan. A coalition led by the world’s greatest superpower is scuttling out of the country. To do so it agreed to talks with the Taliban—the enemy the warmongers said they went in to defeat.
Dave Sewell argues that global warming is behind extreme weather trends, but it can be stopped
Greece’s government was on the verge of collapse as Socialist Worker went to press, writes Panos Garganas
John Parrington looks at new research that claims to show that biology, rather than circumstance, causes crimes
The education minister is doing what’s right for capitalism—not children say Nick Grant and Terry Wrigley
We’ve pushed back the racist thugs in the past couple of years, but now they’re mobilising in numbers not seen since 2011.
A judge has ordered the release of former US army intelligence analyst turned whistleblower Chelsea Manning, who was jailed for refusing to testify to a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. Here is an article from 2013 about the case.
The “chaos” of the Syrian revolution marks a shift in the balance of power in the Middle East. It is not certain which competing imperial and regional powers will win.But it is clear that the Syrian revolution could end up being the loser.
The queen’s speech last week made clear the government’s strategy. It is to move right and savage the working class in an attempt to recapture votes that have leeched to Ukip.
The science behind IVF and “test tube” babies was a breakthrough—but cuts now mean it is only available to a few, says John Parrington
Thousands of supporters of the racist English Defence League (EDL) rallied in Dewsbury, in Yorkshire, last June yelling abuse and threatening local Asian people.
