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International Women’s Day is about liberation, not Theresa May’s platitudes

Tens of thousands of women workers in Britain’s universities will be striking on International Women’s Day (IWD) this Thursday. It’s a very good way to mark a day that was set up to celebrate the struggle of working women.

Trump’s trade war means chaos for the ruling class

Ever since he was elected, there’s been an argument over whether Donald Trump would be more than a conventional right wing Republican president.

The system risks lives

The number of street homeless people has risen for the seventh year in a row—as temperatures dropped below freezing.

Resist Trump’s racism and warmongering

President Donald Trump’s warmongering, racism and sexism seemingly know no bounds

Brexit talks show up tensions for Tories

AS negotiations over Britain’s departure from the European Union move towards a climax, the policy positions of the Tories and Labour register the balance of forces within each party

Guns, mass killings and a society soaked in violence

The horrific Parkland school shooting has raised questions about gun laws—and wider US society

The lesson of the KFC cock up

A supply-chain cock up at KFC fast food stores left bosses in a flap

Corbyn spy smears show our rulers’ fear

Right wing papers think they’ve caught Jeremy Corbyn red handed.

Syrian tragedy risks bigger imperialist clash

Syria is undoubtedly the most dangerous place in the world at the moment.

There’s more to the Irish language row than racism

A row over the Irish language has shone a light on the conflict that lies at the heart of Stormont

Bosses drive us to death

DPD driver Don Lane’s death shows the human cost of bosses’ decisions.

The Middle East is on the brink of a major imperial clash

Israel took the Middle East one step closer to a major war last weekend

Coalition deal opens the door to the German right

Germany under chancellor Angela Merkel was meant to be the bastion of the neoliberal centre in Europe.

Take stock on pensions

Global stock market gyrations this week should send a warning to millions of workers about their pensions

Don’t let the Tories criminalise dissent

Politicians and commentators have made sure they were seen to celebrate the Suffragettes and others who fought for the vote.

Theresa May’s visit to China shows the pressure she faces

No one is likely to write an opera about Theresa May’s visit to China the way John Adams did about president Richard Nixon’s historic trip to Beijing in 1972. Her stay in China was completely obscured by media stories about Tory divisions over Brexit.