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Left responses to the Gaza siege, and news and analysis from all over

A deep dive into the many sharpening contradictions in de-colonized Africa

The right to safety and pursuit of happiness belongs to every human being. This can be reached only through freedom of movement as a universal right.

The people of Niger, facing a desperate situation, are threatened with the withdrawal of vital humanitarian aid from the country in response to the coup, a move tantamount to a punitive measure and essentially exploiting aid as leverage.

Changing the world — because it needs it

Having been grossly misled in the referendum, Britons’ anger is mounting as the reality of our plight becomes clear

Taking inventory for the new year of transformation and action

To avoid the energy catastrophe and reverse the huge loss in living standards already under way, we need to take over the fossil fuel companies and phase out their production with increased investment in renewables, to reduce fuel prices for households and small businesses.

In the “war on immigration” waged by European states the victims of criminalization are often the migrants themselves, Why are the same actions taken for Ukrainians, considered criminal when they occur in the Mediterranean?

Northern Ireland has changed – and unionism has been left behind. But if the party can’t dominate, it won’t participate