Issue 1521 - 16 January 2025
Decade of disaster
Last year was the hottest ever recorded and deadly heat looks like our future, writes Eddie Ford - even if we overcome capitalism
Letters
Hamas to blame; United front; Disappeared; Key allies?; Symptom; Ombudsman; In the open; Occam’s razor
Atmospheric blow-dryer
Danny Hammill argues that the LA wildfires have been made hellishly worse by urban sprawl, budget cuts and, most of all, global warming
Rise of lifeboat imperialism
What’s the big deal about Greenland? Paul Demarty examines Donald Trump’s promised new wave of American continental colonial expansion
Where the Tories left off
The ‘elective reform plan’ clearly indicates that NHS privatisation and general deterioration will continue under this current iteration of government, writes James Linney
Anti-partyist partyism
Mike Macnair continues his series of articles on the ‘party question’ by turning to the negative critique and unsupported spin of Lawrence Parker
Second-round progress
Old gripes, past differences and silly diversions should not be allowed to get in our way. Communists are determined to unite - not when it comes to a perfect future, but in the here and now. Jack Conrad reports
Baleful influence continues
His death has been celebrated by the left. Paul Russell looks at the life, politics and family feuds of Jean-Marie Le Pen
Turmoil and divisions
Far from HTS bringing stability, things continue to fragment. Yassamine Mather looks at the continued hold of rebel groups and the frustrations of neighbouring Arab states