Cameron’s Calais shame—border control leaves refugees for dead

They fled poverty, tyranny and war. But so far 24 refugees have died at Britain’s border this year because David Cameron won’t let them in, writes Dave Sewell

Obscene system lies behind war and refugee crisis

The plight of refugees exposes all that is rotten about capitalism.

We’re right to build the anti-war movement

The Stop the War Coalition faced an unprecedented onslaught from politicians and parts of the press over the past week.

Nursing students fight cuts to bursaries

Tory health secretary Jeremy Hunt is facing a fresh NHS revolt as healthcare students organise to defend their bursaries.

Fascist Front National grabs a record vote

The fascist Front National (FN) won its highest ever vote last Sunday in the second round of France’s regional elections.

Anger on streets of Paris at dirty climate deal

As politicians cut a dirty deal on climate change, some 20,000 people protested last Saturday.

Fascism—a movement of despair

Fascism is about more than racism or authoritarianism—it’s a movement that aims to smash the working class and all democratic rights

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Muslims join mass rally to condemn mainstream parties' Islamophobia

Muslims and anti-racists held a 700-strong rally near Paris last week against rising Islamophobia in France

Campaigners slammed the mainstream parties’ Islamophobia at a rally near Paris on Friday of last week.

- Trapped in emergency—repression and defiance on the streets of France

Amazon Unwrapped

Simon Basketter looks behind the spin of the giant online retailer to examine how it expands by exploiting workers—and what really drives it

Political disillusion in the US has boosted Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s racist words targeting Muslims have had a cancerous effect.

There will be more deaths if Tories keep cutting the fire service

Firefighters and their FBU union are sounding the alarm about the impact of successive cuts to fire stations, engines and jobs. Cuts are already increasing the dangers, writes Nick Clark

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Union activists recruit Sports Direct workers

Poor choice for voters in the Spanish State as Podemos shifts to the right

Privatisation of children's services will only deepen failure

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Poor choice for voters in the Spanish State as Podemos shifts to the right

Andy Durgan looks at the roots of the political crisis gripping Spain—and says this month’s election won’t resolve the turmoil

Political disillusion in the US has boosted Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s racist words targeting Muslims have had a cancerous effect.

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Our house in Lancaster was one of 55,000 homes without electricity for two days after Storm Desmond.

Troublemaker

Evidence at the trials of Sun journalists showed that Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper group prompted the police investigation into payments by its own papers. It did so because it wanted to escape a corporate prosecution for corruption. It has got its way.

Background check

Firefighters and their FBU union are sounding the alarm about the impact of successive cuts to fire stations, engines and jobs. Cuts are already increasing the dangers, writes Nick Clark