Science and Society The human costs of hydrogen, the ‘fuel of the future’ Natural hydrogen gas could be a replacement for fossil fuels, but its extraction could see developing nations face familiar patterns of land loss and resource theft, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
Features | Tuesday 14th Jan 2025 Seeing Venezuela in-person shows why US/British sanctions are a crime
Tuesday 14th Jan 2025 The Gaza genocide: the fall of Israel’s immunity Though justice for Israel’s war crimes may be delayed, as long as there are pursuers like the Hind Rajab Foundation, it will someday be attained, argues RAMZY BAROUD
Tuesday 14th Jan 2025 LA fires show the human cost of climate-driven ‘whiplash’ between wet and dry extremes Addressing new climate challenges will require co-ordinated efforts by governments and local authorities for both drought and flood risks — and it’s people power that will be key to getting policy implemented, writes DOUG SPECHT
Tuesday 14th Jan 2025 The austerity illusion: unmasking the Labour government’s betrayal Instead of responding to changed circumstances by adjusting policy, Reeves is using fiscal ‘rules’ as an excuse to force government departments to make even deeper cuts than she had already flagged, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
Monday 13th Jan 2025 Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders, not Trump or Denmark After a long history of colonial oppression from Denmark, Greenland’s 57,000 inhabitants now face a fresh assault, writes chair of the Danish Communist Party LOTTE RORTOFT-MADSEN, as the US empire eyes its resources and strategic value
Monday 13th Jan 2025 Latin heroes fight fires while Congress plots their deportation At the same time as they rushed to fight to save areas that were not their own, a bipartisan crackdown on immigration and a savage new law threatens the mass detention and deportation of Latin migrants, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Saturday 11th Jan 2025 What to expect from Trump in 2025 There are unique dangers from Trump’s second term, from his territorial ambitions and corporate power grab to the global emboldening of hard-right forces championed by his consigliere Elon Musk, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
Saturday 11th Jan 2025 One Trump positive: US unions reunite The looming Trump presidency has forced unions to rebuild their unity and strength, writes TONY BURKE, as the SEIU returns to the AFL-CIO, healing the 2005 rift over organising priorities and getting ready to fight the right together
Saturday 11th Jan 2025 And justice for all? PROFESSOR ANSELM ELDERGILL suggests ways in which the government can boost legal aid and support
Saturday 11th Jan 2025 Mass mobilisation needed to bring us back from the edge of the abyss KEVIN OVENDEN cautions against a simplistic ridiculing of Trump, Musk or Farage as any such laughter might turn out to be at our expense
Monday 13th Jan 2025 We can save legal aid by saving on pointless costs Removing unnecessary bureaucracy and other avoidable costs could save up to a quarter-billion, giving us painless solutions to protect legal aid, writes PROFESSOR ANSELM ELDERGILL
