Politics

Starmer Won in the U.K., but How Will U.S. Receive Him?

Garret Martin / The Conversation Jul 8, 2024 The prime minister has a chance to strengthen ties with the West, pending U.S. election results. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky: ‘The Neoliberal Order Is Visibly Collapsing’

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Feb 4, 2020 The famed linguist examines the threat Bernie Sanders poses to the Democratic Party, as well as the "morbid symptoms" of late capitalism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Let’s Stop Pretending Joe Biden Is the Most Electable Democrat

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Jan 6, 2020 Though the outcome of the 2016 presidential contest should serve as an object lesson, the chattering class and centrists are at it again. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Hope Lies in the Streets

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 15, 2019 Civil disobedience is the last tool we have to prevent corporate tyranny and save the planet. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Britain’s Grim Lesson for America

Andrew O'Hehir / Salon Dec 13, 2019 The Tories' win reminds us that we can be on the right side of history and still find ourselves on the wrong side of electoral arithmetic. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Johnson Claims Brexit Mandate in Sweeping Conservative Victory

JILL LAWLESS, DANICA KIRKA and MIKE CORDER / The Associated Press Dec 13, 2019 After three years of stalemate over the issue, voters hand the U.K. prime minister a commanding majority to take the country out of the EU. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Britain’s Choice Is Socialism or Barbarism

Alan Minsky / Truthdig Dec 4, 2019 In the Dec. 12 general election, the U.K. must decide between a humane future or an ethnonationalist lurch toward the right. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Jeremy Corbyn Denies Chief Rabbi’s Charge of Anti-Semitism

GREGORY KATZ / The Associated Press Nov 26, 2019 The British Labour leader pledges that if he's elected prime minister, he will open up channels with leaders of all religious faiths Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Confronting Britain’s Legacy of Torture

By Alex Adams Nov 25, 2019 Like the U.S., France and many other countries, the United Kingdom has a sordid history of the practice. We need to face up to it. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Britain’s Once-In-a-Lifetime Chance to Remake Society Isn’t Brexit

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Oct 30, 2019 As Britons head toward a December snap election, they’d do well to recall the many issues plaguing them that have nothing to do with the EU. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

U.K. Supreme Court Rules Suspension of Parliament Was Illegal

GREGORY KATZ, MIKE CORDER and JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Sep 24, 2019 Britain's highest court rules that Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament in the countdown to the country's Brexit deadline was illegal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.K. Court Rules Johnson’s Suspension of Parliament Unlawful

JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Sep 11, 2019 With Brexit due in 50 days, the decision deepens Britain's political deadlock. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )