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
Thursday 20th Feb 2025 Nigerian communities take Shell to court over decades of oil pollution At least 1.5 million tons of crude oil has been spilt in the Niger Delta since 1958, writes PAVAN KULKANI
Thursday 20th Feb 2025 The hyper-imperialism of Donald J Trump VIJAY PRASHAD examines why in 2018 Washington started to take an increasingly belligerent stance towards ‘near peer rivals’ – Russa and China – with far-reaching geopolitical effects
Wednesday 19th Feb 2025 Eyes Left Punch-drunk Europe reels from the Trump offensive ANDREW MURRAY surveys a quaking continent whose leaders have no idea how to respond to an openly contemptuous United States
Wednesday 19th Feb 2025 Councils in crisis – a different approach is long overdue Based on his experience of Haringey Council Councillor MARK BLAKE believes only a radical policy rethink will reconnect councils with the alienated constituencies they are supposed to serve
Wednesday 19th Feb 2025 The Communist Party USA throws down the gauntlet to Trump and Musk Last week the CPUSA launched a new Rapid Response project aimed at mobilising a popular resistance to policies enacted by the new government. CAMERON HARRISON explains
Tuesday 18th Feb 2025 RMT health and safety conference drives campaign for stronger protections and safer workplaces RMT senior assistant general secretary EDDIE DEMPSEY highlights the priorities for the union’s meeting taking place in York
Tuesday 18th Feb 2025 Pearse McKenna – Laoch ar Lar. An Appreciation Remembering a dedicated T&GWU activist, internationalist and anti-sectarian
Tuesday 18th Feb 2025 Voices of Scotland Key strengths of Scotland’s Housing Bill are being put at risk The Scottish government has responsibility to protect private rental tenants until rent controls become law. RUTH GILBERT explains the issues at stake
Tuesday 18th Feb 2025 Opinion A tragic mirage dispelled By honestly telling Ukraine that it will not become a Nato member, Trump and Hegseth have opened the door to a possible end to the conflict but have also altered the political dynamic on both sides of the Atlantic, write MEDEA BENJAMIN and NICOLAS JS DAVIES
Tuesday 18th Feb 2025 Is Britain now The Island of Doctor Musk? STEPHEN ARNELL sees parallels between the US tech billionaire and HG Wells’s literary creation
