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Health is a class issue

Women in Britain die earlier than women living in most other European countries, according to Public Health England (PHE).

EU border force Frontex - now with guns to use on migrants

When the Syrian regime begins its latest bloody assault on its own people, politicians in Europe will be ready to feign sorrow for the victims.

The Labour right are attacking the real anti-racists

Something remarkable is happening in the Labour Party. The right is trying to seize the mantle of anti-racism.

‘Community’ is no way to fight against oppression

Sharing a religion or ethnicity doesn’t mean everyone has the same interests, argues Sadie Robinson

Unions must lead action against the Tories

There is a glaring gap between the scale of the Tory crisis and the level of resistance from unions.

Corbyn’s retreat shows Labour’s limitations

Jeremy Corbyn has spent his political life campaigning against oppression, imperialism and racism. His first act after being elected Labour leader in September 2015 was to join a protest in solidarity with refugees.

Car bosses’ Brexit threats expose their weakness

Alistair Farrow looks at why car industry fat cats say they might move production abroad after Brexit

Lies and smears are used by Zionists to erode support for oppressed

Claims that Corbyn personally is an antisemite have gone hand in hand with attempts to cast anti-Zionism—opposition to Israel’s racist founding ideology—as antisemitic.

‘People’s Vote’ over Tory Brexit deal would divide the working class

Theresa May danced on a tightrope over Brexit this summer.

Don’t dismiss Zionism

Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of antisemitism for saying a group of Zionists—people who support Israel’s founding ideology—didn’t understand “English irony”.

All onto the streets to push back the far right

If you are angry, worried and outraged by the rise of racism and fascism, it’s time for action.

Falling budget deficit means little to those at the bottom

Sarah Bates argues that Tory boasting about reducing the deficit does not tell the real human cost behind austerity

Prison offers no solutions - whether run privately or run by the state

The chief inspector of prisons has forced ministers into taking Birmingham jail back under state control.

Rulers spout racism—it’s time for resistance

Every week politicians find new ways to wage war on migrants. And they are openly using language designed to encourage racism and violence.

It’s not Drill music that drives violence

What makes a young person pick up a knife or a gun and attack another?

The unfare rail rip off

The latest plans to hike rail fares show why we have to stop the private train companies in their tracks.

The media love racism—they just hate Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn has never and will never receive fair treatment from the media.

A long and sordid history—Labour’s support for Israel

The Labour Party has extended the hand of friendship to Israel for a century

Turkish turmoil could trigger wider collapse

The plunge in the value of the Turkish currency is a sign of escalating tension with the US. But it may also indicate a coming economic storm that could hit many more countries and wreck millions of lives.