Many people will say this can’t be done, but of course it has been done before, writes Andrew Fisher, a former Labour policy chief.
Nationalizing UK Energy Companies
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UK Energy Workers Plan More Walkouts
Should the actions develop into full blown strikes, they could have the capacity to shut down much of the U.K. economy, Adam Ramsay reports.
Killing Children in ‘Self Defense’
Nobody can tell you how many children have been killed by drone strikes or “targeted” missiles and bombings in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Somalia, Yemen or Libya, writes Craig Murray.
Australian Labor Party & Assange: Burying the Politics
The government in Canberra is straining credibility in insisting the Assange case is not a political prosecution, writes Kellie Tranter.
Criminalizing ‘Extreme Hatred of Britain’
The proposal by Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor, is another attempt to stage a culture-war spectacle, writes Sita Balani. But these rhetorical games have real consequences.
British Army’s White Phosphorus Addiction
U.K. troops fire controversial white phosphorus ammunition three times a year near safari resorts in east Africa, risking the health of local people, Phil Miller reports.
Blaming the Victims of McGurk’s Bar Bombing
Survivors now believe the authorities chose to blame the IRA for Belfast’s deadliest bombing during the Northern Ireland conflict to give cover to their key security policy, Anne Cadwallader reports.
John Pilger on the Urgency to Free Assange
In an interview, the renowned Australian investigative journalist warns that the U.S. is close to getting its hands on the the courageous WikiLeaks publisher.
SCOTT RITTER: Washington’s Russian Drone Fantasy
The information warfare campaign by the U.S. and its allies on behalf of Ukraine appeared to engulf Putin’s visit to Iran last week.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: The Whistleblower Crackdown
National Whistleblower Week is a call to action on behalf of Julian Assange, who marks a new extreme in a series of legal reprisals that have gotten more draconian since Kiriakou’s own national-security case in 2012.