City of temples hosts the 24th congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) As a delegate to the party’s 24th congress, HARSEV BAINS connects historical threads from Harry Pollitt’s 1954 visit to today’s challenges of building left unity against corporate-backed Hindu nationalism
Friday 19th Jul 2024 Trump bloodied but emboldened after attack But it was President Biden, faltering on stage and in the polls, who may have sustained the more serious wound, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Thursday 18th Jul 2024 Disabled people’s struggle will continue under the Labour government As Starmer takes office, LINDA BURNIP outlines the urgent challenges facing disabled people after years of austerity and explains why DPAC are already taking action
Thursday 18th Jul 2024 Shifting alliances: the EU’s delicate balancing act on Ukraine As Hungary’s Orban pushes for a Ukraine deal, Von der Leyen is now flirting with the newly militarised Greens to shore up her chances of retaining the EU leadership — meanwhile, all this sabre-rattling is exciting Labour, writes NICK WRIGHT
Thursday 18th Jul 2024 Will the New Popular Front resist Macron’s pressure and nominate a prime minister? A week after the legislative elections, France remains in a state of uncertainty as Emmanuel Macron delays recognising the election results and the Socialist Party hinders the nomination of the New Popular Front’s prime ministerial candidate, writes PEOPLE'S DISPATCH
Friday 19th Jul 2024 Labour’s plan to make work pay Professor Keith Ewing and Lord John Hendy KC examine the new deal for workers outlined in the King's Speech and what should follow it
Wednesday 17th Jul 2024 Science and Society Viperin: the ancient protein uniting life's diversity New research reveals how a billion-year-old antiviral defence links humans to deep-sea microbes, showcasing the remarkable conservation of life’s core machinery, explain ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
Wednesday 17th Jul 2024 Outspoken Women: how campaigners for sex-based rights see their priorities under a new government LYNNE WALSH reports on discussions among feminist campaigners and a recent Swansea University event
Wednesday 17th Jul 2024 After the party was over: looking back at the World Transformed In a bittersweet farewell to the heights of the Corbyn era, ISAAC KNEEBONE-HOPKINS celebrates the festival's success in blending serious debate with hedonistic energy while acknowledging the need for deeper grassroots engagement
Tuesday 16th Jul 2024 Leave cynicism for better times DOUG NICHOLLS, chair of the think tank Rebuild Britain, encourages creative engagement with the new government on economic matters particularly
Tuesday 16th Jul 2024 Voices of Scotland Devolution reloaded After Scottish Labour’s success in the polls, VINCE MILLS calls for bold devolution of immigration and borrowing powers to tackle Scotland’s economic challenges — and outflank the SNP
