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Trump is escalating an ideological war

It’s always been a mistake to underestimate Donald Trump. This is especially true now, when he’s fighting ferociously to stay in the White House. Not underestimating him means taking him seriously as a political operator, but also as an ideologist.

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Attacks on women’s rights after death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg should be resisted on the streets

The debate over who will replace United States Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader-Ginsburg after her death on Friday has already begun

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Stop the jobs massacre when furlough ends

People are being thrown out of work at the sharpest rate since the recession in 2009

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It’s one rule for us and another for the rich

The government’s whole approach is sunk in hypocrisy

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International law is made for capitalism

International law helps to regulate the relations between capitalist states. It plays an increasingly important role in providing a framework for the activities of transnational corporation

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OnlyFans—another way to profit from our bodies

Women posting explicit pictures are not being ‘liberated’—they are being pushed to provide whatever will sell the best, writes Sarah Bates

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Bosses’ press isn’t free

When Extinction Rebellion (XR) blockaded the entrances of two printing plants last week, it might not have anticipated the vitriolic response. 

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Tories—not young people—risk our lives

The Tories are casting about for someone to blame for rising coronavirus cases. Their current favourite scapegoat is young people.  

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Brexit bluster can’t hide Tories’ EU troubles

A year ago Brexit dominated the headlines to the point of utter tedium. Now, of course, it’s the Covid-19 pandemic, which is too deadly to tolerate boredom. But Brexit is mounting a comeback, with a vengeance.

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Donald Trump’s shooter comments show how racism comes from the top

President Donald Trump’s response to the murder of two anti-racist protesters was to support the killer.

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This is a crisis of capitalism, not virus lockdowns

As millions of people fear for their jobs, bankers and bosses celebrated a bonanza on the stock market.

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Energy rows in the Mediterranean reflect deepening imperialist rivalries

There is a scramble going on to grab the gas reserves in the north eastern Mediterranean. Competition over energy is interwoven with the growing struggle for dominance in a Middle East thrown into chaos

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Why the Labour left is weak

Even some of the Labour right are starting to get fed up with their party leader Keir Starmer.

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Challenge the system to fight for black lives

The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement forced institutional racism onto the political agenda and shook the establishment.

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Exams U-turn shows that action can beat the Tories

Students have taught all of us a lesson in class war. Protest gets results.

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Workplace outbreaks underline continued risk posed by Covid-19

The government has not conquered coronavirus, and its failed policies are increasing the risk of a deadly second wave.

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Betrayal of Palestine will aid Israel and US

For decades Arab rulers’ betrayals have allowed Israel to grab more Palestinian land under the guise of a “peace process”.

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End an unfair exam system

Class, not ability, determines what grades you get in school— and the exams fiasco in Scotland made that explicit.  

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A jobs massacre has begun—time to fight

Britain is in the middle of a horrific jobs slaughter—some 730,000 jobs have already gone since March. 

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Battles and infighting inside Labour reflect the party’s limits

 A vicious battle is being fought inside the Labour Party over a dizzyingly complex series of leaks, rumours and court cases.

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