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European economies are headed for crash

The political disarray the pandemic is causing in Britain and the United States has made the European Union (EU) look good by comparison.

A lockdown on dissent

There was justified anger from the left in response to new government teaching guidelines that ban anti-capitalist teaching materials from classrooms.

Resist the drive for profit that is killing us

Capitalism keeps a tiny minority of people rich off the back of work that is done by the vast majority of people.

Covid-19 is creating new political divides

More and more coronavirus is reshaping politics

The Tories’ jobs scheme—patching up a failing jobs market

The new jobs scheme announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Thursday reflects growing panic over the end of the furlough scheme, which closes on 31 October. However, it will not prevent surging unemployment in Britain or offer workers the protection they need.

Blood scandal that ruined lives covered up

A Tory government knowingly put ordinary people’s health at risk and caused the unnecessary deaths of thousands of people. They then poured time, effort and money into trying to cover up their actions.

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.

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

Stop the jobs massacre when furlough ends

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

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

The government’s whole approach is sunk in hypocrisy

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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