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Our united front can beat Nazi Tommy Robinson

The anti-racist and anti-fascist unity last Sunday was the best display of what it will take to stop the Nazis

Liberals can’t solve a ruling class crisis

Angela Merkel, Europe, European Union, Germany

Pundits rightly mock Theresa May’s promise to deliver “strong and stable” leadership amid the Brexit chaos. Yet she’s not the only European ruler facing a crisis. Germany and France are far from “strong and stable”.

Are the Kippers floundering, or will their racist party survive?

Leading figures are leaving Ukip over its links with Nazis. But the racist party can’t be written off yet, argues Sadie Robinson

Riots rock our rulers

Riots in France pushed the government to retreat on a fuel tax rise

A ‘people’s vote’ is a bad alternative for Labour

Jeremy Corbyn is inching towards backing a second referendum over Brexit

George HW Bush - a killer and a crook

The fawning praise of the life and legacy of the now deceased mass murderer George HW Bush was as predictable as it was tedious.

Damning report exposes depth of racism in the EU

It’s no surprise that people of African decent face shocking levels of harassment in the EU, writes Alistair Farrow

No care from fat cats

Thousands of elderly and vulnerable adults face an uncertain Christmas as their care provider rushes to sell off its council contracts.

Disaster in Yemen shows brutality of imperialism

Despite massacres, disease, impending famine and tens of thousands of deaths, the US “can’t support” even a limited ceasefire in the war on Yemen

Handouts to firms show how states serve the rich

Nick Clark says a series of recent offers made by politicians to businesses show up who really holds power in society

Oil is an incentive in the US and Saudi relationship

The recent see-sawing of the oil price has a lot more to do with politics—particularly geopolitical competition among states—than economics

How we can fight for a carbon-free society

A carbon free economy will mean a fundamental reorganisation of society

As Brexit chaos continues - grab this chance to push the Tories out

Theresa May survived the first blasts of the Brexit crisis storm. But she still seems headed for disaster.

What does global capital want out of a Brexit deal?

Brexit has become, as numerous commentators have pointed out, a historic crisis of the British state

Tory hypocrisy over famine in Yemen

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt called on Saudi Arabia to “stop famine and cholera intensifying” in Yemen ahead of meeting with the country’s rulers this week.

Join the socialists and fight a racist system

Capitalism produces racism and uses it to keep us divided and distracted from the real relations in society.

US is trying to slow down China’s rise

Donald Trump has been blundering around Europe again, picking fights as he goes. But the relationship that really matters is between the US and China.