London Progressive Journal

It has been widely commented that the two main contenders in the US presidential race are both deeply flawed candidates, even that they are both unfit to hold high office... [read more]

A cartoon by Cris Brooks... [read more]

Who will win the elections in the US in three days?... [read more]

There's one question that remains unanswered: who really benefits from Brexit?... [read more]

T.J. Coles, author of Britain’s Secret Wars talks to multi-awarded-winning journalist, author and filmmaker, John Pilger, about his new documentary, The Coming War on China... [read more]

Our society thrives on inequality, insofar as it thrives at all... [read more]

The following is an edited version of an address given by John Pilger at the University of Sydney, entitled ‘A World War Has Begun’.... [read more]

On 23rd October 1956, political revolution against Stalinist dictatorship lept from the pages of Leon Trotsky’s writings and roared into life in Hungary.... [read more]

What will Donald Trump do if he loses the elections in a week and a half from now, as most polls indicate?... [read more]

Unknown to most people, the White Helmets brand was conceived and directed by a marketing company named “The Syria Campaign” based in New York. They have managed to fool millions of people... [read more]

There is a much cheaper way to fund this $9 billion school debt... [read more]

A poem by Dr Faysal Mikdadi... [read more]

Shimon Peres would have enjoyed it. A public battle about his funeral.... [read more]

The British government has spent “over £100 million” since 2012, “working closely with a range of actors” to “find a political solution to the conflict and prepare to rebuild the country in the post Assad era.” ... [read more]

To highlight suffering is one thing, to alleviate suffering yet another.... [read more]

A poem by Rumi, translated by Pirouz Azadi... [read more]

The mid-Seventies album Desire is for me Bob Dylan’s crowning achievement... [read more]

Kissinger achieved his goal. The Soviets lost the Arab world to the United States. Until Vladimir Putin came along... [read more]

Dr Tomasz Pierscionek reviews a book by TJ Coles... [read more]

The Syrian government is truly fighting to defend itself against an armed opposition that is violent, sectarian and unpopular with the large majority of Syrians... [read more]

People wonder why Netanyahu denounces Abbas as an "inciter", while not mentioning Hamas. To solve this mystery, one must understand the Israeli Right does not fear war, but is afraid of international pressure – and therefore the "moderate" Abbas is more dangerous than the "terrorist" Hamas.... [read more]