The US Department of Agriculture has been advised to censor references to climate change in their work, emails between staff have revealed.
The emails, obtained by the Guardian, are further evidence of efforts by the Trump administration to avoid any mention of the issue in government publications. Read more...
Given his morbidly impressive track record of saying and doing the worst possible things, Donald Trump has somehow managed to outdo himself once again. But it might not be as bad as it seems.
The first term of the 45th President of the United States’ term has thus far been defined by his consistent ability to lower the proverbial bar, even when everyone thinks he has finally reached rock bottom. Read more...
No longer able to lie about Labour’s manifesto costings, the right-wing press are now recycling vague, baseless allegations of Corbyn’s support for IRA violence. In the meantime, the Prime Minister’s present transgressions are overlooked.
Numerous articles have emerged in the wake of Jeremy Corbyn’s “refusal” to “unequivocally condemn” the actions of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Read more...
A more radical shift towards greener policies would provide many benefits besides saving us from global catastrophe. Activists should place more emphasis on the short-term advantages of decarbonisation.
Man-made pollution, regardless of its effect on global temperatures, is the cause of widespread disease, death and environmental decay. Read more...
Patriarchy is not a vast conspiracy orchestrated by evil men – it is a system of norms, traditions and assumptions that harm both women and men, and that we are capable of changing together.
Too often have I heard wilful misinterpretations by otherwise rational, intelligent people, of what feminism stands for. Read more...
A Universal Basic Income is a workable, popular policy which could redefine left-leaning parties in the face of electoral irrelevance.
Whatever the statement the citizens of the United States made, we have four years of a Donald J. Trump presidency to look forward to. Read more...
Olympic silver-medalist Louis Smith has received much public criticism for the drunken video he made of himself and fellow gymnast Luke Carson appearing to mock Islam.
Like any situation involving a celebrity, a camera, and allegations of bigotry, the battle lines have firmly been drawn. Read more...
A UK Parliamentary report on Britain’s 2011 military intervention into Libya has heavily criticised the decision taken by 557 MPs to depose leader Muammar Gaddafi. With UN approval, the UK and France led a coalition into Libya from March to October 2011. Read more...
It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have decided to vote for Owen Smith in the upcoming Labour party leadership elections. Despite Jeremy Corbyn’s incredible mandate and message of genuine hope which has engaged so many otherwise apathetic and disenfranchised voters, it has become increasingly clear to me that he lacks the broader appeal necessary to contend for a general election victory. Read more...
The Labour Party has reached an impasse.
On the one hand, a sizeable number of Labour MPs are placing pressure on party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s position due to concerns regarding the effectiveness of his leadership, adding their support to a significant rump of Blairites (to use the word broadly) who have been actively opposed to Corbyn’s leadership from the very start. Read more...
