In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to defend the island’s political sovereignty and its right to self-determination
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‘Project 2025’: the Republican blueprint to wage war on the environment
The ‘Maga’ camp has a terrifying programme to completely reject the basic foundations for preventing climate change with a drastic policy assault planned for their first 180 days in power, warns JOHN BACHTELL
THE MAGA MOMENT RETURNS: Donald Trump speaks at a Republican rally in South Dakota, September 8
Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday
The Wye, Usk, Arrow and Lugg were once treasured for their clean waters – today, pollution and corporate excess are fuelling demands for a return to public ownership, says MARK SEDDON
The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE
Rising support for Farage’s party reflects Labour’s failure to defend working-class living standards or offer a credible alternative to neoliberal decline, says JOSEPH MILLS
Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains
“INSANE.” “Terrifying.” “A blueprint to destroy the planet.”
These are some of the words used to describe a chilling policy agenda for Maga Republicans authored by extreme-right think tanks and fossil fuel corporations if they win the presidency and Congressional majority in 2024.
The plans eliminate and reverse the green energy transition, gut environmental protections, and hamper society’s ability to deal with the rapidly growing climate crisis.
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From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30
Mask-off outbursts by Maga insiders and most strikingly, the destruction and reconstruction of the presidential seat, with a huge new $300m ballroom, means Trump isn’t planning to leave the White House when his term ends, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Climate justice and workers’ rights movements are uniting to make the rich pay for our transition to a green economy, writes assistant general secretary of PCS JOHN MOLONEY, ahead of a major demonstration on September 20
