United States
US rulers are in a deep state of hypocrisy
The 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
A 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
The 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
There 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
Donald 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
Police 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
Jeff Bezos - prime suspect
22 July 2018The truth about the billionaire Amazon boss
Chicago cops kill black man
17 July 2018Protesters in Chicago faced down police after cops killed Harith Augustus last Saturday, shooting him in the back.
Trump’s chaos tour will unleash far right
17 July 2018The extreme centre, as author Tariq Ali dubbed mainstream neoliberal parties, is convinced that Donald Trump’s European tour confirmed he is unfit to be president. And it’s true that his performance has been characteristically erratic, and occasionally idiotic.
Report 3: A great day as 250,000 march against Trump in London
13 July 2018There was an atmosphere of defiance and jubilation as tens of thousands of people poured into Trafalgar Square in London on Friday to protest against Donald Trump’s visit.
Report 2: Mass demonstration against Trump in London
13 July 2018Tens of thousands of people are on the streets against Donald Trump in London.
Racist warmonger Donald Trump gives confidence to fascists - we must stop both
10 July 2018Donald Trump’s visit to Britain will embolden racists and fascists here and in the US.
Meet the Americans taking on Trump
10 July 2018Activists from across the US spoke to Alistair Farrow
Protest against Trump - when and where
10 July 2018Join protests against Trump near to you, all on 13 July unless otherwise stated
How Trump plans to bin key abortion regulations—and how he can be beaten back
04 July 2018Activists are ready to fight the attacks on a woman’s right to choose
Two Dorothea Lange exhibitions question the political uses of photography
03 July 2018Dorothea Lange’s images are about more than just the 1930s in the US, and another exhibition looks at how photos are used
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