I am not a robot: PhD students and exploitation The majority of scientific research is carried out by PhD students who are not paid wages but a 'stipend' of £15,609 — and this year's increase is not in line with inflation — ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and JOEL HELLEWELL report on their plight
Monday 04th Jul 2022 Refugee massacre in Spanish colonial enclave of Melilla just ahead of Nato’s Madrid summit – a mere coincidence? Spain is seeking Nato protection for Melilla, where the massacre occurred, and Ceuta, its other colonial enclave on the north African coast. The Nato summit declared irregular migration from Africa to be a threat to the ‘state security’ of its members, reports PAVAN KULKARNI
Monday 04th Jul 2022 Climate change in Pakistan: a terrifying crisis Since March, Pakistan has been experiencing an unprecedented heatwave and climate events ranging from flash floods to forest fires and drought – experts are united in their fears for the 20.9 million-strong nation, writes SHRIYA SINGH
Monday 04th Jul 2022 Amlo’s Mexico asserts itself against a declining US The US has had to accept a wave of progressive governments without intervention in what it once saw as its ‘back yard’ – now Mexico can stand tall on immigration, its economy and against US gun manufacturers, reports DAVID RABY
Monday 04th Jul 2022 Jeanine Anez jailed — but the right will strike back MIRIAM AMANCAY COLQUE of the Bartolina Sisa Resistance warns that although the figurehead of the 2019 coup has been sentenced at last, with dark forces still at liberty, the future of a peaceful and progressive Bolivia is not yet certain
Friday 01st Jul 2022 ‘She lived her whole life for her people’ Earlier this week St Bride’s church in London saw a memorial service to Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, killed by a bullet to the head by Israeli forces on the West Bank. LOUISE RAW reports from a moving and poignant event
Friday 01st Jul 2022 The movement to cancel student debt gains momentum in the US If the US government cancelled even only $50,000 worth of student loans, it would drastically improve the lives of 36 million former students — enabling them to build a home, new business or family, explains ROBERT P ALVAREZ
Friday 01st Jul 2022 STUC youth conference takes fight to capitalism Young workers are inspired by a summer of industrial resistance and seeking to harness this energy into a prolonged fightback, says SEAN O'NEILL
Friday 01st Jul 2022 Hong Kong: truth is out KENNY COYLE exposes the fake news fed to the world by the talking heads of the local CNN or BBC bureaus and beyond
Friday 01st Jul 2022 RMT is preparing for an extensive campaign In an exclusive article, RMT general secretary MICK LYNCH explains the reasons behind the strike, why rail workers will be continuing their action – and why the upsurge in union activity makes him optimistic they will win
Friday 01st Jul 2022 Yes the union fightback is here – but will the reaction be worse? It seems like the P&O scandal was a line in the sand and since then the unions have been taking no steps back – but even with the huge public support for RMT’s actions, will the Tories legislate us into defeat, asks KEN LIVINGSTONE
