The president-elect’s proposed reforms aren't enough to temper the military-industrial complex – but there’s reason for hope.
Incompetence aside, establishment concepts of security plus the neoliberal dismemberment of the state leave us poorly protected from pandemics.
We don’t know if it’ll fly, but it certainly makes Donald Trump look silly.
Wealthy gamblers with a strong stomach and cold blood have profited from the sickness of millions rather than helping to cure it.
There’s some encouraging news, but stopping climate breakdown won’t lead to a fairer society without even more radical change.
Afghanistan, North Korea, ISIS, Israel and the Gulf States: they’re at best partial successes, but that never stopped him before.
Even the toxic cocktail of incompetence and neoliberal ideology can’t explain the scale of the British government's failure.
ISIS is enjoying a renaissance and the West is fighting back with a shadow war, free of public debate or political scrutiny.
Why has the Conservative government failed so badly with COVID-19? One reason is a neoliberal ideology that can’t cope with present reality.
The government’s defence review should consider risks of climate breakdown and poverty and not just Russia.
A new nuclear arms race is under way. The 75th anniversary of Hiroshima should make us reflect on the sheer destructive potential of these weapons.
Trump’s eagerness to ‘bring our boys home’ is leaving the Afghan government with little power to resist the Taliban afterwards.
