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Protesters tell racist bigot Donald Trump he’s not welcome in Britain
Some 2,000 protesters took to the streets on Tuesday in London to demonstrate against Donald Trump's visit and the Nato warmongers' summit
Twenty years since the great Seattle anti-capitalist revolt
On 30 November 1999 demonstrations, street occupations and riots at a meeting of the World Trade Organisation signalled the birth of a new opposition to the people at the top of the political and economic system.
Motherless Brooklyn—a feast for film noir fans old and new
Edward Norton’s new film is an ode to past classics that also takes a fresh look at the inequality and corruption of today
Ukraine shows splits in the US ruling class
There’s a large element of accident in how Ukraine has come to dominate the impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump
The Irishman—an unsettling and melancholy film about age and regret
The Irishman has everything you’d want from a Scorsese gangster film, writes Simon Basketter, but there’s humour and sadness amid the violence
Cracks in US ruling class are chance to dump Donald Trump
US establishment figures hope they can impeach Trump over ‘Ukrainegate’. We need to go beyond their narrow differences, writes Gabby Thorpe
California wildfire chaos wrecks lives
05 November 2019In California, the mansions of the rich are better protected against climate catastrophe than ordinary people. Changing that means challenging the logic of profit, writes Sarah Bates
General Motors strike ends with dodgy deal
29 October 2019A strike by nearly 50,000 General Motors (GM) workers ended last Friday, as the UAW union ratified a new contract with the firm.
GM auto strikers debate new deal, while Chicago teachers take action
22 October 2019Workers at General Motors (GM) plants and factories across the US are voting on a tentative deal
International round-up - US car workers’ strike continues
15 October 2019Bosses at General Motors n the US offered a new contract, as a strike of nearly 50,000 workers entered its fifth week
International round-up: Trump keeps up attacks on migrants
08 October 2019Trump keeps up attacks on migrants
A history of oppression and revolt in Haiti
08 October 2019As demonstrations again see a revolt in Haiti causing a crisis for the country’s rulers Gabby Thorpe looks at its turbulent history
Donald Trump backs a Turkish invasion of Syria
08 October 2019Donald Trump gave the go-ahead for a Turkish invasion of northern Syria on Monday in another betrayal of the Kurdish people.
General Motors workers in the US win global solidarity for their strike
30 September 2019A strike by nearly 50,000 General Motors (GM) staff across the United States has entered its third week as talks between the company and the United Auto Workers union (UAW) continue.
Impeachment threat against Donald Trump escalates a crisis for the US ruling class
28 September 2019The political battle going on at the top of US society has reached a new pitch. US speaker of the Senate Nancy Pelosi announced last week that formal impeachment proceedings are set to begin against president Donald Trump.
The strike that’s driving the resistance in the US
19 September 2019A mass strike over pay and jobs at General Motors has swept across the US— Gabby Thorpe says the dispute could inspire many more workers’ struggles
International round-up—Strike to defend French pensions
17 September 2019Workers across France are set to strike next Tuesday against the government’s assault on pensions.
The Iraq war is still haunting US foreign policy
17 September 2019John Bolton's dismissal can be traced back to an earlier Republican presidency in which Bolton served, that of George W Bush
International round up: Trump plan for indefinite detention of migrants
27 August 2019Donald Trump unveiled new rules last Wednesday that would allow migrants to be locked up indefinitely
Why the world isn’t populists v centrists
27 August 2019World leaders are supposed to present a united face at the annual G7 summit of powerful countries. But for the second year running, Donald Trump made sure their rivalries were on show for all to see.
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