New Labour leader Andy Burnham is pursuing much the same failed policy agenda as his predecessor... Hello and welcome to another edition of

450,000 are projected to die in the coming months - most in the global South; plus how the Iran war is exacerbating the affordability crisis; and how the German left can beat the far right.

El Niño and climate aparthied; Die Linke wins Berlin; and the state’s war on the pro-Palestine movement. Hello and welcome to another editi

Ex-Labour deputy leader Tom Watson just got hired by a controversial US tech company seeking taxpayer-funded state contracts. The intermingling of politicians and corporations corrupts our democracy.

Ex-Labour deputy leader Tom Watson just got hired by a controversial US tech company seeking taxpayer-funded state contracts. The intermingling of politicians and corporations corrupts our democracy.

Ex-Labour deputy leader Tom Watson just got hired by a controversial US tech company seeking taxpayer-funded state contracts. The intermingling of politicians and corporations corrupts our democracy.

It is the fear of loss – not the experience of it – that activates the authoritarian reflex. That sense of decline has become pervasive

Filton 25 political prisoner Liam Mullany explains why the British state is targeting him and his fellow activists - and why they’re fighting back.

Andy Burnham has correctly diagnosed the problem – the country is run in the private rather than the public interest. Here’s what he must do if he really wants to end the blight of neoliberalism.

The far right thrives in times of fear and scarcity. Inflation shocks fuel both.

The cost of living crisis isn’t over; plus the economics of tech CEO’s apocalyptic warnings; and why executive pay keeps climbing.

Andy Burnham has correctly diagnosed the problem – the country is run in the private rather than the public interest. Here’s what he must do if he really wants to end the blight of neoliberalism.

Please stop listening to the tech bros

PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour

Populismus bespielt bestehende Mehrheitsmeinungen, ob zu Frieden, Mieten oder Migration, tut sich aber schwer damit, neue Mehrheiten zu erzeugen. Um Meinungen zu ändern – und echtes Klassenbewusstsein herzustellen – sind andere Mittel nötig.

Party leader, who will contest Starmer’s former seat of Holborn and St Pancras, says gas drilling has come up on doorstep

The far right thrives in times of fear and scarcity. Inflation shocks fuel both.

Good PR isn’t a substitute for socialist politics

Germany’s far right won a state election but fell short of a majority. Its path to power depends on a small populist group that defies traditional labels.

This week’s bond sell-off wasn't about government profligacy - it was about war, oil, and inflation. And as ever, it's the global South paying the price.

In Europe, the ability to stay cool is mutating from a necessity into a luxury, and inequality is accelerating along that line.

Why Labour are the last ‘left-wing’ drug warriors in the West

Supporters of CCS technology say we can mitigate the climate impact of drilling in the North Sea. The science says otherwise.

Supporters of CCS technology say we can mitigate the climate impact of drilling in the North Sea. The science says otherwise.

Burnham has received hundreds of thousands in donations from big business - and they expect a return on their investment.