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Analysis: Of Course Israel Exports Arms and Policing Practices – It Has Spent Decades ‘Battle-Testing’ Them on Palestinians

Israel has made a lucrative business out of exporting arms and policing techniques. To deny this is to deny the lived experience of Palestinians - as well as countless books, research papers and human rights reports, write Riya Al'sanah and Rafeef Ziadah.

Analysis: Beyond Bernie: Is Jamaal Bowman the Next AOC?

Two years ago this week, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shocked the political world by successfully unseating one of the most established Democrats in Washington DC. Can progressive newcomer Jamaal Bowman do the same, forcing the Democratic party further left in the process? Freddie Stuart takes a closer look in the third instalment of our series on the US 2020 elections.

Analysis: Would ‘Defund the Police’ Work in the UK?

'Defund the police' has become a central demand of Black Lives Matter protesters in the United States. UK activists should seize the moment to formulate their own demands, drawing on the long-standing abolitionist campaigns and traditions of resistance that already exist in Britain, write Koshka Duff and Tom Kemp.

Analysis: Beyond Bernie: Down-Ballot Races to Watch in June and July

With nationwide protests showing little sign of relenting, the next major slate of elections will indicate whether mass mobilisations will significantly alter the composition of the Democratic party. Freddie Stuart and Aaron White look at the candidates and races to watch in the second instalment of our series on the US 2020 elections.

Analysis: Beyond Bernie: Amidst National Unrest, Can Progressive Candidates Salvage the Democratic Party?

With Bernie Sanders out of the presidential race and the country exploding into civil unrest, can progressive candidates respond to the revolutionary fervour of the American people? Freddie Stuart and Aaron White take a look in the first instalment of our series on the US 2020 elections.

Analysis: Pandemic Labour and the Politics of Job Guarantees

With issues of power and control at work brought to the fore by the lockdown, the TUC has launched new proposals for a job guarantee. James Meadway examines the challenges such proposals face - particularly in the context of the pandemic - including the risk that a job guarantee could be used against workers.

Analysis: Set up to Fail? Labour’s Not so Independent Inquiry

With Labour's leaked internal report sparking outrage throughout the left, the party quickly announced an 'independent' investigation into the document and its disclosure. This probe, however, is seriously flawed, writes lawyer Nick Fitzpatrick.

Analysis: The Coronavirus Crisis Is Accelerating Tech Monopolisation

While the stock market as a whole has had a tumultuous few weeks, the big tech monopolies – from Amazon to Alphabet to Apple – are doing extremely well out of the coronavirus crisis, writes Grace Blakeley.

Analysis: Overcrowded and Understaffed: Coronavirus Has Exposed the Flaws in Our Mental Health System

The deaths of psychiatric inpatients – often detained against their will on locked wards – highlight systemic issues that existed long before the current public health crisis, write Ed Kiely and Joannah Griffith.

Analysis: This Week’s Oil Price Slump Signals Economic Dangers Ahead

For the first time in history, the price of West Texas Intermediate, the benchmark standard for US oil, became negative on Monday. James Meadway argues this is both a symptom of the catastrophic economic impact of Covid-19 on the world economy and a harbinger of problems to come.

Analysis: What Keir Starmer’s Ambition of ‘Unity’ Really Means

Achieving 'unity' in a party that encompasses irreconcilable traditions is an unlikely feat - but that doesn't mean the left shouldn't see a role for itself in setting the party's agenda under Starmer, says Oliver Eagleton.

Analysis: Pandemic Insolvency: Why This Economic Crisis Will Be Different

Many states - now including the UK and US - are beginning to act in ways that contradict not just the neoliberal script, but the crisis management strategies of the global financial crisis. Bue Rübner Hansen asks why.

Analysis: When Logistics Run Out of Time

Shoppers have been told they "should all be ashamed" for emptying shelves as the country adjusts to life in times of pandemic. But personalising the problem lets supermarket supply chains off the hook, argues Craig Gent.