United States
More struggle urgently needed after US elections
The Democrats won a majority in the House of Representatives for the first time in eight years. But the Republicans increased their majority in the Senate.
Donald Trump tells soldiers to shoot migrants arriving at US’s south border
Racist US president Donald Trump has sent soldiers to the country’s southern border—threatening that they’ll shoot migrants from countries such as Honduras and El Salvador.
Widows is a heist film that pushes at the genre’s limits
Steve McQueen’s new film couldn’t be more different to his past work. It’s strength is in nuanced, powerful points about US society, says?Julia Ryder
Racism from Donald Trump lies behind attack on synagogue in Pittsburgh
Eleven people were murdered on Saturday in the deadliest single attack on Jewish people in the history of the US.
Thousands of migrants march on US border
As many as 8,000 migrants from Honduras in Central America are marching on the US border.
Massacre at the Mexico Olympics
Fifty years ago this month the Mexican state launched a brutal crackdown on protesting students. The result was carnage but not the end of resistance
Clash between Turkey and Saudi Arabia gives Donald Trump a headache
16 October 2018We’ve seen again how hard it has become to manage the Middle East in the interests of Western imperialism. The players this time are the US, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
Kavanaugh appointment is an indictment of the system
09 October 2018There are more battles to come after a vile sexist was appointed to the US Supreme Court
Senate vote brings sexist Brett Kavanaugh closer to supreme court confirmation
05 October 2018The US Senate cleared the way for confirming Donald Trump ally Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court judge on Friday.
Brett Kavanaugh case sparks big protests across the US
02 October 2018Action in solidarity with victims shows that people want to fight oppression, says Alistair Farrow
US rulers are in a deep state of hypocrisy
10 September 2018The only force stopping Donald Trump pressing the nuclear button is the benign figures at the heart of the US state. That’s according to them, anyway.
Prisoners join strikes and protest across the US
28 August 2018A wave of action in prisons and detention centres is hitting back at dire conditions, says Alistair Farrow
Aid cuts to Palestine herald more attacks and land grabs
28 August 2018The US has cut more than £150 million in aid to Palestinians to pressure the Palestinian government to give up more rights.
Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman film is a strong call to arms for anti-racists
23 August 2018There are some problems with Spike Lee’s new film, not least how it portrays the cops, but it redeems itself with its key message, says Antony Hamilton
US court cases bring corruption scandal closer to Donald Trump
22 August 2018Donald Trump surrounded himself with crooks and thieves during his 2016 presidential election campaign. Two court cases taking place in the US prove it. They give glimpses into the rottenness of the world Trump inhabits and his presidency.
LETTERS - the state will facilitate the far right threat in the US
14 August 2018Police attacked an anti-fascist demonstration in downtown Portland, Oregon, on 4 August.
Flint—the tale of a city poisoned
07 August 2018US journalist Anna Clark has covered the Flint water scandal since 2014 and has released a new book, The Poisoned City. She spoke to Alistair Farrow about how racism and poverty combined with greed to create disaster
Greece fire response wrecked by years of austerity
31 July 2018The Greek government faces outrage over its failures and austerity policies, following huge wildfires that killed almost 100 people
Putin Trump in his place—but he just won’t stay there
24 July 2018Donald Trump spent last week testing the limits of presidential power—and the contradictions that keep him in place.
The fight for Iraq’s future
22 July 2018Iraqi people are still suffering as a result of the West’s invasion and the corrupt system it installed. But Phil Marfleet explains that resistance is on the streets
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- Demonstration in central London calls for resistance to racism and fascism
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- Tory austerity destroys lives for ideological reasons, says UN official
- What’s the deal with the Tories’ Brexit agreement?
- As May clings on—call for protests and demand a general election
- Cabinet accepts Theresa May’s Brexit deal but Tory chaos continues
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