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  • A woman and a man pushing a bicycle laden with bags in front of bombed blocks of flats

    Ukraine and anti-imperialism: thoughts for the British left

    David Wearing discusses the geopolitical interests at stake in the Russia-Ukraine conflict – and how the left in Britain can meaningfully engage in anti-imperialist struggle

  • Hungarian Prime Minister speaking behind a lectern with the logo of the European People's Party (EPP) on it

    Hungary’s illiberal education

    Victor Orbán’s far-right government in Hungary sees higher education as critical to the consolidation of the ruling Fidesz party’s grip on society. Dorit Geva reports

  • A large rally of marchers holding Russian and Ukrainian flags and messages of peace

    We must unite for peace and human rights across the old divides

    Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Dmitri Makarov and Mary Kaldor call for solidarity and dialogue between anti-war movements and across Cold War divides

  • A map on which the countries marked in red have enforced compulsory voting. By SPQRobin (licensed under Creative Commons)

    Compulsory voting: the debate

    Judith Brett outlines Australia’s experience with – and makes the case for – compulsory voting, whilst Daniel Chavez shows how, for the left in Uruguay, compulsory voting is an essential foundation on which more direct forms of democracy have been built

  • A crowd of people, some dressed in military fatigues, at a protest. The Malian flag can be seen flying on a pole in the centre of the image

    Mali protests highlight French influence

    While sanctions imposed by ECOWAS have triggered protests, a deeper rejection of French control is surfacing in Mali, writes Fanny Pigeaud

  • The Angel of the North photographed from below against a blue sky

    The Dilemmas of Northern Independence

    Building a new country is not a straightforward task, argues Gerry Hart

  • Labour leader Kier Starmer stands clapping at Party Conference against a red background

    Simon Hedges’ credibility question

    As Labour doesn’t scare the establishment, they’ll probably get in by default at some point. That’s the beauty of Britain’s advanced democracy, writes Simon Hedges

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