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Published in: Home: OpinionHow climate justice and police violence are inextricably linked
OPINION: The killing of Chris Kaba and the climate crisis are all part of the same imperialist, capitalism system
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionWhat lies behind Kenyan president-elect William Ruto’s homophobia
Ruto says there is no room for homosexuality in a ‘republic that worships God’. But it’s not just about religion
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Published in: Home: AnalysisCan the royal family cling on much longer?
As the Queen marks 70 years on the throne, the Caribbean isn’t the only place ready to ditch the royal family
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Published in: oDR: OpinionThe Western Left doesn’t understand Putin – or the world outside the US
After Russia’s shelling of Kharkiv, the post-Soviet Left sees all too clearly what has been lacking from the West’s analysis
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Published in: PodcastsPodcast: Is capitalism racist?
With Black Lives Matter protests raging around the world, the latest ourVoices documentary asks how we can build an...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhy coronavirus could spark a capitalist supernova
There is no magic money tree – the ‘rescue packages’ aim to rescue a rotten system, and won’t work.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionDevelopment: a failed project
It’s time to abandon development and think about postdevelopment instead.
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Published in: ourEconomyCelebrating poverty: the IMF in Egypt
Under IMF reforms, a third of Egyptians are living in poverty. But western institutions are celebrating their ‘success’.
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Published in: ourEconomyWestern style ‘democracy’ in Africa is just a way of pushing the neoliberal agenda
The region has its own rich democratic traditions to draw from.
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Published in: ourEconomyPost-capitalists must understand the role of migration in global capitalism
Real transformation can only happen if those in the global north join forces with migrants and exploited workers in...
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Published in: ourEconomyOutsourcing exploitation: global labor-value chains
Through their control over supply chains, multinationals based in the global north exploit workers in the global south.
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Published in: ourEconomyImperialism in a coffee cup
Why is it that just 1p of a £2.50 cup of coffee goes to the farmer who cultivated and harvested the coffee beans?
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Published in: ourEconomyDecolonising the economy
A new ourEconomy series focusing on the global economy and global justice.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaGandhi, Palestine and zionism: a book review
In India it is the season for rediscovering Gandhi, and everyone from politicians to intellectuals are doing it in...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTo stand up for the powerless in Syria, the Left must embrace complexity
The Syrian uprising has divided the international Left between those who support Assad and those who support the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSingling out Israel: a perspective from the left
How did the struggle for Palestine gain such prominence on the left? The answer might tell us something about...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCharlie Hebdo and western denial
The recent attacks in Paris were the latest round in a conflict of violence, not of “values”. The primary...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaOil politics and the battle for Kobane
Decades of energy colonialism in the Middle East come face to face with a democratic challenge in Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan).
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Published in: openDemocracyUK30 years on: Ethiopia and the business of hunger
30 years after images of Ethiopian famine haunted British TV screens, they still shape how we see Africa - and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaScottish Green solidarity with the Kurdish people
We must support the people of Kobane in their fight against ISIS and Turkey's plans to install a buffer zone, both...