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ICE Is Ramping Up. LA Fought Back

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We are being lied to about the true costs of AI.

Israel-Iran War, Escalation Pauses

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Unite Suspends Angela Rayner, Throws Labour Funding Into Question
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner gets suspended by Unite the Union. Plus: Green Party councillor Mothin Ali on why he’s standing to be the party’s deputy leader; UK Lawyers for Israel get watermelon badges banned in a NHS Trust; and Novara Media hits a pretty big milestone. With Aaron Bastani, Helena NoJustice(MTG) and Mothin Ali
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Israel Plans to Concentrate Gaza’s Population in Rafah ‘Humanitarian’ Zone

More Than 20 Arrested in Support of Palestine Action

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Corbyn Confirms He’ll Form New Party With Zarah Sultana

3 July 2025

Rachel Reeves Fights to Stay on As Chancellor

2 July 2025

Terrorists for Protesting Genocide? Parliament Votes to Ban Palestine Action

1 July 2025

Keir Starmer Hits Career Crisis Over Welfare Bill

30 June 2025

BBC Caught in Bob Vylan Glastonbury Controversy

27 June 2025

Keir Starmer’s Leadership in Doubt After Backing Down on Welfare

26 June 2025

Labour Revolt Over Controversial Welfare Reforms

25 June 2025

Trump Goes to War With Pentagon Intelligence Report

24 June 2025

Trump RAGES As He Warns Israel and Iran

23 June 2025

US Airbases in Qatar Attacked After Trump Threatens Iran “Regime Change”

20 June 2025

Israeli Defence Minister Calls for “Mass Evacuation” of Tehran

19 June 2025

Israel Discovers That Bombing Hospitals Is a War Crime

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Are Superheroes Inherently Reactionary?

The ACFM hosts explore the enduring popularity of superheroes.
18 May 2025

Does the Left Need New Heroes?

The ACFM crew ask whether the idea of the hero is a right-wing fantasy.
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The ACFM gang read a classic communist text by Russian revolutionary Alexandra Kollontai.

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A Sultana-Corbyn New Left Party Will Need All the Friends It Can Get
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A London bus. Nicolas Economou via Reuters Connect
Almost Half of Female Transport Workers Suffer Sexual Assault at Work
Labour Is Renationalising the Railways. Cleaners Are Being Left Behind
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This Much We Agree On: Britain Is in Decline
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Novara Media Writes to Attorney General Requesting Clarification on Palestine Action Ban
4,000 People Tried to March From Egypt to Gaza. It Was Egypt, Not Israel, That Stopped Them
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UN Calls Out Google and Amazon for Abetting Gaza Genocide
Silicon Valley Insider Exposes Cult-Like AI Companies
Trump's Plan Is to Make His Friends Even Richer

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Reform Is the Political Arm of the Fossil Fuel Industry

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Palestine Action Is Being Banned Because It’s Effective
Israel Has Admitted to Funding Gangs in Gaza. Why Is Anyone Surprised?
Palestine Activists Convicted of Harassment After Questioning MP

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Israeli Citizenship Doesn’t Protect Palestinians From Home Demolitions
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Labour Is Finally Treating Landlords Like the Spoiled Children They Are

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What's the Hidden Unpaid Labour That Keeps the Economy Running?
The Britain You Know Was Created by European Immigrants
71: If I’m So Angry Then Why Am I Crying?!

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A Palestinian artist draws a mural depicting ‘Nakba’ in Gaza City, 14 May 2011.
Nakba Day 2025: We Existed Then, We Exist Now, We Will Continue to Exist
‘We’re Witnessing the Last Gasp of Israeli Violence’: In Conversation With Avi Shlaim
Everything We’re Told About the History of the West Is Wrong

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Columbia University ‘Stupidity’ on Gaza Encampments Radicalised Students Worldwide
Are Superheroes Inherently Reactionary?
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