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This Election Has Been America’s Most Antisemitic Yet

Mia Brett

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have jointly assumed Jews’ dual loyalty to the US and Israel. Their assumption justifies genocide, endangers Jews and erodes democracy, writes Mia Brett.

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Western Politicians Hate Francesca Albanese for Good Reason – She’s Making Them Look Terrible

Tayab Ali

While the UK and US tiptoe around Israel’s war crimes, the United Nations rapporteur is actually holding Israel to account, writes Tayab Ali – hence the barrage of baseless criticism she’s facing.

Rachel Reeves Has a Miracle Cure for Britain: ‘Growth’

James Meadway

Two percentage points of economic growth would mean an extra £24bn in taxes - but Britain’s public services need an extra £142bn a year just to restore 2000s standards. Put this way, the chancellor's fixation on growth appears delusional, writes James Meadway.

Keir Starmer and King Charles visit Samoa, October 2024. Chris Jackson/Reuters

No, Keir Starmer – Reparations Aren’t Just About the Past

Ash Sarkar

You don’t have to agree that Britain is the villain of the world to think we have a responsibility to pay for climate adaptations in poorer countries, writes Ash Sarkar.

Where Is the UK’s Green Jobs Revolution?

Ewan Gibbs

For all the talk of the government’s ambitious plans to decarbonise the UK’s energy sector, as it stands, things feel like they’re stuttering to a halt, writes Ewan Gibbs.

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I Went to Gaza. What I Saw Was a Holocaust

susan abulhawa

‘Israel is committing the holocaust of our time,’ writes Palestinian author susan abulhawa, ‘and it is doing it in full view of a seemingly indifferent world.’

Yahya Sinwar’s Death Will Expose the West’s Lies

Rivkah Brown

In its accidental killing of the Hamas leader, Israel has achieved what it set out to after 7 October, writes Rivkah Brown. What excuse will Biden and his crew come up with for Netanyahu now?

Palestinian children gather to receive food from a charity kitchen in southern Gaza, October 2024. Mohammed Salem/Reuters

Are Palestinians Invisible?

Adina Jamal

If Palestinians were truly seen as human beings to those in power, we wouldn’t have seen more than a day of bloodshed in the name of ‘self defence’, writes Adina Jamal.

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Home Insurance Will Not Save the USA

Moira Birss

Hurricane Helene, which left North Carolinian entire towns underwater last month, exemplifies the rot at the heart of America’s home insurance industry, writes Moira Birss. It needs rebuilding from the ground up.

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One Year On, the Pro-Palestine Movement Is Undefeated

Palestinian Youth Movement

The last year has exposed the gulf between the British public and its ruling class. Despite Rishi Sunak and now Keir Starmer’s determination to crush the massive popular movement for a free Palestine, the people have not bent to their will, writes the Palestinian Youth Movement.

Keir Starmer announces the government’s carbon capture plans at a factory in Merseyside, October 2024. Darren Staples/Reuters

Labour’s Plans to Capture Carbon Are Designed for Fossil Fuel Giants, Not the Climate

Edward Donnelly

With its promises to ‘reignite’ Britain’s industrial heartlands, the government’s £22bn carbon capture scheme will do exactly that: burn through large amounts of natural gas and public funds under the guise of climate action, writes Edward Donnelly.

Israel Won’t Stop Until the US Cuts Off Its Arms Supply

Ash Sarkar

7 October didn’t just transform the parameters of conflict between Israel and Hamas – it upended the status quo in the Middle East, writes Ash Sarkar.

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I Have Lived Through Two Nakbas

Ghada Karmi

Nakba survivor Ghada Karmi reflects on a year spent watching history repeat itself.

Richard Hermer. Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street

The Government’s ‘Progressive’ Top Lawyer Is Off to a Rocky Start

Simon Childs

Richard Hermer was seen as a progressive appointment to the role of attorney general. Now he's being criticised for his role in the decision to continue supplying some arms to Israel and for downplaying torture. Simon Childs reports.

Starmer delivers his keynote speech at the 2024 Labour Party conference in Liverpool. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Starmer’s Conference Speech Was Utterly Vacuous

Aaron Bastani

It’s bizarre to watch the prime minister go through the motions just three months after winning a landslide, writes Aaron Bastani.

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves at the Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, September 2024. Phil Noble/Reuters

Reporters Are Asking the Wrong Questions About Labour’s Freebie Fiasco

Adam Ramsay

Journalists shouldn’t be asking government ministers why they accepted luxury gifts. They should be asking why they were given them in the first place, writes Adam Ramsay.

Keir Starmer at an Arsenal game. Reuters/John Sibley

Why Can’t Starmer Give Up Freebies?

Ash Sarkar

The Prime Minister accepting gifts is actually a public service, apparently. But do donors really want nothing in return, asks Ash Sarkar?

Nigel Farage Loves Migrants – As Long As They Travel By Private Jet

Simon Childs

The Reform leader will speak at his party conference on Friday, and a gathering for tax avoiding ‘global citizens’ the following week.

This Election Has Been America’s Most Antisemitic Yet

Mia Brett

Western Politicians Hate Francesca Albanese for Good Reason – She’s Making Them Look Terrible

Tayab Ali

Rachel Reeves Has a Miracle Cure for Britain: ‘Growth’

James Meadway

No, Keir Starmer – Reparations Aren’t Just About the Past

Ash Sarkar

Where Is the UK’s Green Jobs Revolution?

Ewan Gibbs

I Went to Gaza. What I Saw Was a Holocaust

susan abulhawa

Yahya Sinwar’s Death Will Expose the West’s Lies

Rivkah Brown

Are Palestinians Invisible?

Adina Jamal

Home Insurance Will Not Save the USA

Moira Birss

Labour’s Plans to Capture Carbon Are Designed for Fossil Fuel Giants, Not the Climate

Edward Donnelly

Israel Won’t Stop Until the US Cuts Off Its Arms Supply

Ash Sarkar

I Have Lived Through Two Nakbas

Ghada Karmi

The Government’s ‘Progressive’ Top Lawyer Is Off to a Rocky Start

Simon Childs

Starmer’s Conference Speech Was Utterly Vacuous

Aaron Bastani

Reporters Are Asking the Wrong Questions About Labour’s Freebie Fiasco

Adam Ramsay

Why Can’t Starmer Give Up Freebies?

Ash Sarkar

Nigel Farage Loves Migrants – As Long As They Travel By Private Jet

Simon Childs

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Opinion

This Election Has Been America’s Most Antisemitic Yet

Mia Brett

Western Politicians Hate Francesca Albanese for Good Reason – She’s Making Them Look Terrible

Tayab Ali

Rachel Reeves Has a Miracle Cure for Britain: ‘Growth’

James Meadway

No, Keir Starmer – Reparations Aren’t Just About the Past

Ash Sarkar

Where Is the UK’s Green Jobs Revolution?

Ewan Gibbs

I Went to Gaza. What I Saw Was a Holocaust

susan abulhawa

Yahya Sinwar’s Death Will Expose the West’s Lies

Rivkah Brown

Are Palestinians Invisible?

Adina Jamal

Home Insurance Will Not Save the USA

Moira Birss

One Year On, the Pro-Palestine Movement Is Undefeated

Palestinian Youth Movement

Labour’s Plans to Capture Carbon Are Designed for Fossil Fuel Giants, Not the Climate

Edward Donnelly

Israel Won’t Stop Until the US Cuts Off Its Arms Supply

Ash Sarkar

I Have Lived Through Two Nakbas

Ghada Karmi

The Government’s ‘Progressive’ Top Lawyer Is Off to a Rocky Start

Simon Childs

Starmer’s Conference Speech Was Utterly Vacuous

Aaron Bastani

Reporters Are Asking the Wrong Questions About Labour’s Freebie Fiasco

Adam Ramsay

Why Can’t Starmer Give Up Freebies?

Ash Sarkar

Nigel Farage Loves Migrants – As Long As They Travel By Private Jet

Simon Childs

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