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US drives up pressure on Iran after election
Iran’s presidential election has the US and Israel rallying their allies in the Middle East, reports Nick Clark
Biden tries to pull Russia into his battle with China
Presidents Putin and Biden met last week for a summit. Socialist Worker investigates what the outcome means for imperialism
Biden injects billions into Big Pharma to compete
The US government spent more than £13 billion last year funding multinational drugs firms to make Covid-19 vaccines and treatments.
Is there a ‘new cold war’ between the US and China?
As US president Joe Biden goes on a mission to turn the West against China, Nick Clark investigates the competition between the capitalist states
Thousands march for Palestine in London as the G7 meets
Around 8,000 protesters joined a rally outside Downing Street on Saturday to demand freedom for Palestine.
Volvo strike in US has lessons for everyone
How can workers fight back as bosses and politicians seek to impose a regime of austerity and profits before people?
G7 Summit—world leaders accelerate towards climate chaos
07 June 2021The G7 Summit this week in Cornwall will see the world’s most powerful leaders discuss a response to the environmental emergency. Sophie Squire explores the leaders’ response to the climate crisis that is threatening all our futures
US dockers and campaigners block Israeli ship in solidarity with Palestine
05 June 2021One activist said the action sent 'a clear message that Zionism, racism, apartheid and the occupation of Palestine will be met with resistance'
Why the US backs Israel
28 May 2021The US sometimes poses as a friend of Palestinians—but will never end its support for Israel. Sophie Squire explains what’s behind their relationship
Don’t stop protest against the G7 gathering
24 May 2021The leaders of some of the most powerful states in the world will gather in June in Carbis Bay, Cornwall for the G7 summit.
Why did Biden call on Israel to move to a ceasefire?
23 May 2021His move was not about preserving Palestinian lives. It was to do with an assessment of the resistance to Israel and satisfying US allies.
One-state is the solution for Palestinian liberation
23 May 2021As the myth of a two-state solution falls apart, Sam Ord argues why a one-state solution will truly free Palestine and end Israeli occupation
Ceasefire is no victory for Israel, but more resistance is needed
21 May 2021Israel has declared an end to its latest devastating assault on the Gaza Strip—but its siege and war on Palestinians will continue.
Biden stuck firmly to US backing Israel
18 May 2021US president Joe Biden made it clear this week that he will continue, like his predecessor Donald Trump, in unwavering support for Israel.
It’s right to resist—Israel’s bloody assault is not ‘self-defence’
16 May 2021Israel’s latest assault has exposed it as a racist, violent state. Palestinians who resist are challenging that oppression. People who say ‘both sides’ must end violence are really siding with the oppressor
Neoliberalism is alive and useful to rulers
04 May 2021Is neoliberalism over? This is what many of its defenders are beginning to fear. Chris Giles, the economics editor of the Financial Times, recently lamented, “The left is winning the economic battle of ideas.”
LETTERS—How medical monopolies wreck the lives of millions
04 May 2021The vaccine rollout is a cause for celebration for many, but it also shines a spotlight on Western domination over the Global South.
The Troublemaker — UPS takes spy in the cab to a whole new exploitative level
27 April 2021A worker for delivery firm UPS has revealed a hellish new surveillance plan from bosses.
Activists in the US speak out—why our fight for justice isn’t over
24 April 2021There are big questions and debates opening up about the future of the Black Lives Matter movement
Derek Chauvin is guilty, and so is the whole rotten system
20 April 2021If tens of millions of people had not taken to the streets and defied the cops then Floyd’s case would have been just another scandal covered up by a corrupt system
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- Bomb inquiry falls short
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