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At the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) achieved a record result of 43.8 per cent. The AfD benefited from the deep unpopularity of the federal government and, in particular, Chancellor Friedrich Merz. And it builds on the racism of the bourgeois parties. The AfD
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Washington’s plan to consolidate control of the Persian Gulf has gone disastrously wrong and they now find themselves stuck in a war they cannot win. Worse than that, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is starting to have a huge impact on the global economy. The assumption in
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For many years, the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, looked invincible. Yet a movement suddenly arose, labelled the ’cockroach’ movement, which forced him into a major retreat. Can you first explain what Modi’s politics represents? Modi has often been characterised as a neo-fascist. He is of the same
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Andy Burnham was sworn in as Prime Minister promising the “biggest changes in 40 years.” And doesn’t Britain need it. One in five adults live in relative poverty. One million young people are not in work or education. A “lost generation” is enduring stagnating wages since the 2008-09
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We know that the majority of people in Ireland want Ireland to keep its neutrality. Yet the Irish government is intent on doing the reverse. During its current Presidency of the EU Council, despite the ongoing genocide in Palestine and the escalating militarisation of Europe, it is not even putting
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Recent hysterical coverage of the AI boom suggests that soon millions of workers will be replaced by chatbots that will do their jobs. This is not the first time these kinds of exaggerated claims have been made. Those making the statements are usually directly invested in AI and its infrastructure.
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Yesterday marked the initial public offering of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, on the New York Stock Exchange. At $1.8 trillion, it is now the most valued corporation on earth. SpaceX is an amalgamation of three main activities: rockets, AI infrastructure and Starlink, which provides satellite access for both military
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On 14 April, the Dáil debated the Sanctions against the State of Israel Bill 2025, and there will be a vote of TDs on the Bill next Wednesday, 20 May. My Bill is the first time a proposal of full economic sanctions on the state of Israel itself has come
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Every worker should be warned about Covalen, a subsidiary of CPL Recruitment. One recent Monday morning, the company said that the jobs of 720 workers were at risk. This came via a brief video announcement, and no questions were allowed. The workers were treated like disposable hankies. Covalen will pick
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On 28 February 2026 the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in Iran was hit at least twice by American missiles – over 175 people were killed, the majority of them schoolgirls aged between 7 and 12 years old. The school was targeted by an AI-based system called Maven, which is supplied
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The conflict in the Gulf regions is one the most important events in the 21st century and it will have huge implications for the whole world. Trump was convinced that the Iranian state would collapse within hours of the massive aerial assault on the country by American and Israeli forces.
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Too much (therefore superficial and mechanical) political realism often leads to the assertion that a statesman should only work within the limits of ‘effective reality’; that he should not interest himself in what ‘ought to be’ but only in what ‘is.’ This would mean that he should not look farther