If This Is Not Genocide, What Is?
UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese speaks to Tribune about Israel’s genocide as a form of ‘colonial erasure’ — and why the Palestinian cause is a symbol of resistance against all forms of exploitation.
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The Price That Was Paid
Donald Trump’s victory came from leaning into working-class America’s anxieties over economic decline — and unless the Left’s economic offer becomes as strong, they leave the pitch open to the Right.
Gambling on Growth
Without shifting the balance of wealth and power between workers and bosses, Rachel Reeves is banking on economic growth to make everyone richer. But if this fails and living standards continue to decline, it will be the far right that benefits.
No Route for Renewal
Thatcher's anti-union laws have brought misery to workers by restricting their ability to fight. If Labour's Employment Rights Bill fails to scrap them and empower working people, its efforts to change the workplace will be in vain.
Salford Answered Spain’s Call
The global movement to defend the Spanish Republic from fascism included scores of Salford people who volunteered in the International Brigades, raised funds and cared for refugees — a legacy that campaigners are hoping will be enshrined in a memorial.
Manufacturing Consent for Genocide
The US and UK government have masked their deep complicity in Israel’s genocidal war behind soft criticism and empty pleas for restraint. And the mainstream media, on the whole, have bought it.
Louise Haigh Is Right, P&O Are Rogue Operators
P&O Ferries believed they could get away with sacking 800 workers because politicians wouldn't dare apply the law to them. In jumping to their defence this week, Keir Starmer proved them right.
The Radical Politics of Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde is known today for his satirical wit, but he maintained a lifelong interest in political affairs — one which would lead him to Irish nationalism, women's suffrage and the fight against capitalism.
The Italian Workers Occupying Against Climate Crisis
Faced with the threat of mass redundancies, GKN automotive workers in Florence occupied their factory to save jobs and build green technology. Their actions can be an inspiration to British workers fighting similar fights.
The First Steps of a New Deal for Workers
Labour's new deal for workers agenda has infuriated a right-wing media who see the proposals as threatening a rebirth in trade union power — we have to seize this moment to make their fears become reality.
Labour Has Turned Its Back on Trans Justice
Once the natural home of LGBT+ activists, Labour’s latest policy shifts show that instead of challenging the right-wing media’s anti-trans frenzy, the party is joining in.
Mexico’s Anti-Globalisation Rebellion
In 1994, the enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) resulted in an uprising organised by the Zapatistas — the first proof that even in the era of globalisation, resistance is still possible.