On the streets to say ‘never again’ After 100 days of a Javier Milei presidency, hundreds of thousands of Argentinians marked the anniversary of the 1976 coup amid growing revisionism of the brutal dictatorship years. BERT SCHOUWENBURG reports
Wednesday 27th Mar 2024 ‘Tired of waiting’ A charity started by activist chef Jose Andres has docked an aid ship in Gaza, far ahead of a White House maritime relief plan that could take 60 days, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Wednesday 27th Mar 2024 Opinion Is it worth voting Labour? From more austerity to perpetual war, the party will not fight our battles or defend our most vulnerable, argues EMMA DENT COAD
Wednesday 27th Mar 2024 Science and Society The forces of feudalism in research funding How do you end minority rule in science? The new funding agency, Aria, is proving that feudalism seems to be back in fashion in academic science – although perhaps it never went away, suggest ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
Tuesday 26th Mar 2024 Can the German peace movement unite to avert disaster? Although Chancellor Scholz has ruled out sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine, the atmosphere in Germany is one of mounting ‘war readiness,’ while the left remains worryingly divided, warns VICTOR GROSSMAN
Tuesday 26th Mar 2024 Scottish universities – for education not for profit Students are being treated as cash cows for unis and landlords, and with ever-rising fees and rents, no wonder mental health problems are rising too, says LAUREN HARPER
Tuesday 26th Mar 2024 Child poverty is appalling and discriminatory – no party unwilling to commit to fixing it is fit to govern Years of neoliberal capitalism have poisoned our societies since the 1980s, driving down pay and causing misery for families up and down Britain, says CLAUDIA WEBBE MP
Monday 25th Mar 2024 Gaza sparks massive artist boycott of SXSW festival Dozens of bands withdrew from the prestigious music showcase in Texas, denouncing its sponsorship by the US Army and military ties to a defence manufacturer that arms the murderous Israeli state, reports TONY BURKE
Monday 25th Mar 2024 Teesside kids honour local anti-fascist solidarity with Spain Teesside's links to Spanish civil war came alive with a school visit by Hutton Hall Basque refugee’s daughters and two new Billingham projects, reports TONY FOX
Monday 25th Mar 2024 There will be ‘a bloodbath’ and ‘no more elections’ if I lose, says Trump While the former president’s trademark outlandish statements sparked a backlash from political opponents and former allies, the amount of pay-for-play, pork-barrel political sleaze is just as eye-popping, write MARK GRUENBERG and JOHN WOJCIK
Saturday 23rd Mar 2024 The recruitment of young people into trade unions must be a priority for the labour movement A real youth education and organising strategy is needed to build unions for the future and to lift young workers out of poverty and precarity, argues GEORGINA ANDREWS