Analysis

BBC Panorama Investigation Into Labour Antisemitism Omitted Key Evidence and Parts of Labour’s Response

Justin Schlosberg

Exclusive: As Labour agrees to pay out nearly £600k in damages and legal costs, Justin Schlosberg reveals how the BBC's Panorama investigation into Labour antisemitism omitted email evidence and key parts of Labour’s pre-broadcast reply.

Revenge Spending Won’t Save Us From Capitalism in Crisis

Neoliberal capitalism produces a spirit of vengeance that we see play out culturally, politically and economically - and which most harshly impacts the young and racialised. Revenge shopping is an expression of this vengeance, writes Max Haiven; the same system that causes our sufferings offers us false fantasies and practices of toothless revenge that, ultimately, simply reproduce that very same system.

Is Israel Above International Law?

Haim Bresheeth

As Israel prepares to annex the West Bank, academic and author Haim Bresheeth asks why the country seems free to carry out any illegal action it wishes, with no sanction or retribution for breaking international law.

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

Riya Al'sanah and Rafeef Ziadah

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.

Beyond Bernie: Is Jamaal Bowman the Next AOC?

Freddie Stuart

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.

Would ‘Defund the Police’ Work in the UK?

Tom Kemp & Koshka Duff

'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.

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

Freddie Stuart and Aaron White

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.