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5.2m children, 36% of UK children, live in poverty.
Ending the two-child benefit cap would lift 500,000 out of poverty, cost £2.5bn.
Taxing capital gains at the same rate as wages raises £14bn.
Govts that gave £895bn QE to speculators, can also end poverty.
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/labo...
Ending the two-child benefit cap would lift 500,000 out of poverty, cost £2.5bn.
Taxing capital gains at the same rate as wages raises £14bn.
Govts that gave £895bn QE to speculators, can also end poverty.
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/labo...
Labour’s drift to the right could risk Keir Starmer being a one-term prime minister
The government's honeymoon has been short lived.
leftfootforward.org
December 26, 2024 at 9:42 AM
5.2m children, 36% of UK children, live in poverty.
Ending the two-child benefit cap would lift 500,000 out of poverty, cost £2.5bn.
Taxing capital gains at the same rate as wages raises £14bn.
Govts that gave £895bn QE to speculators, can also end poverty.
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/labo...
Ending the two-child benefit cap would lift 500,000 out of poverty, cost £2.5bn.
Taxing capital gains at the same rate as wages raises £14bn.
Govts that gave £895bn QE to speculators, can also end poverty.
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/labo...
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It’s tremendously evil for Western governments to ignore their citizens desperately urging them to stop using their money to commit war crimes and burn families alive. How society is still functioning as normal against this fucked up backdrop will never not be devastating.
December 27, 2024 at 12:06 PM
It’s tremendously evil for Western governments to ignore their citizens desperately urging them to stop using their money to commit war crimes and burn families alive. How society is still functioning as normal against this fucked up backdrop will never not be devastating.
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Rabbi Rosen explains why he is still concentrating on Gaza despite all the other events the trouble us.
We must keep Gazans in our thoughts as the daily horrors inflicted on them by the Israeli army and government every day are again intensifying
https://is.gd/6Y3B2f @brant-rosen.bsky.social
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We must keep Gazans in our thoughts as the daily horrors inflicted on them by the Israeli army and government every day are again intensifying
https://is.gd/6Y3B2f @brant-rosen.bsky.social
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December 27, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Rabbi Rosen explains why he is still concentrating on Gaza despite all the other events the trouble us.
We must keep Gazans in our thoughts as the daily horrors inflicted on them by the Israeli army and government every day are again intensifying
https://is.gd/6Y3B2f @brant-rosen.bsky.social
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We must keep Gazans in our thoughts as the daily horrors inflicted on them by the Israeli army and government every day are again intensifying
https://is.gd/6Y3B2f @brant-rosen.bsky.social
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For Episode #8 of The International — our world-spanning series with Jacobin — renowned economist Richard D. Wolff asks: Are we really doomed to a Mad Max–style future of scarcity, competition, and violence? Or is there another way?
RESOURCE WARS and the Economics of Scarcity with Richard D. Wolff
Water wars, oil wars, even lithium wars — as the climate crisis intensifies and the global population swells, we are often told that our future will be marke...
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December 27, 2024 at 4:59 PM
For Episode #8 of The International — our world-spanning series with Jacobin — renowned economist Richard D. Wolff asks: Are we really doomed to a Mad Max–style future of scarcity, competition, and violence? Or is there another way?
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Students: now is the time to join the Jewish movement for liberation!
Does your uni not have a justice-focused Jewish group yet? Contact any of these communities on Instagram, who will be able to provide you with resources to set up your own.
Link here: www.instagram.com/p/DEFuwFiuxa...
Does your uni not have a justice-focused Jewish group yet? Contact any of these communities on Instagram, who will be able to provide you with resources to set up your own.
Link here: www.instagram.com/p/DEFuwFiuxa...
December 27, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Students: now is the time to join the Jewish movement for liberation!
Does your uni not have a justice-focused Jewish group yet? Contact any of these communities on Instagram, who will be able to provide you with resources to set up your own.
Link here: www.instagram.com/p/DEFuwFiuxa...
Does your uni not have a justice-focused Jewish group yet? Contact any of these communities on Instagram, who will be able to provide you with resources to set up your own.
Link here: www.instagram.com/p/DEFuwFiuxa...
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Over the past 2 years, there has been a flourishing of liberation-aligned student communities in the UK.
These groups range in emphasis. But they are all committed to building an alternative Jewish community centred in diaspora cultural learning and Palestinian solidarity.
These groups range in emphasis. But they are all committed to building an alternative Jewish community centred in diaspora cultural learning and Palestinian solidarity.
December 27, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Over the past 2 years, there has been a flourishing of liberation-aligned student communities in the UK.
These groups range in emphasis. But they are all committed to building an alternative Jewish community centred in diaspora cultural learning and Palestinian solidarity.
These groups range in emphasis. But they are all committed to building an alternative Jewish community centred in diaspora cultural learning and Palestinian solidarity.
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🗺️Map of student Jewish groups aligned with Palestinian liberation🗺️
December 27, 2024 at 5:08 PM
🗺️Map of student Jewish groups aligned with Palestinian liberation🗺️
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Israel storms northern Gaza’s last hospital as remaining residents forced south - https://www.972mag.com/israel-storms-northern-gazas-last-hospital/
Israel storms northern Gaza’s last hospital as remaining residents forced south
The attack on Kamal Adwan marks the culmination of a three-month campaign of ethnic cleansing and destruction in the northern city of Beit Lahiya.
www.972mag.com
December 27, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Israel storms northern Gaza’s last hospital as remaining residents forced south - https://www.972mag.com/israel-storms-northern-gazas-last-hospital/
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Israel has destroyed the last remaining hospital in northern Gaza.
We have witnessed the total decimation of Palestinian healthcare, met with silence from political leaders who refuse to acknowledge the horrors they have enabled.
This is the dehumanising reality of genocide.
We have witnessed the total decimation of Palestinian healthcare, met with silence from political leaders who refuse to acknowledge the horrors they have enabled.
This is the dehumanising reality of genocide.
December 27, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Israel has destroyed the last remaining hospital in northern Gaza.
We have witnessed the total decimation of Palestinian healthcare, met with silence from political leaders who refuse to acknowledge the horrors they have enabled.
This is the dehumanising reality of genocide.
We have witnessed the total decimation of Palestinian healthcare, met with silence from political leaders who refuse to acknowledge the horrors they have enabled.
This is the dehumanising reality of genocide.
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Humanity Must Awaken From The Dream Of Separation
We suffer because we erroneously believe we are separate. It’s why humans suffer as individuals, and it’s why humanity creates so much suffering as a collective.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/humanity-m...
We suffer because we erroneously believe we are separate. It’s why humans suffer as individuals, and it’s why humanity creates so much suffering as a collective.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/humanity-m...
Humanity Must Awaken From The Dream Of Separation
We suffer because we erroneously believe we are separate.
www.caitlinjohnst.one
December 28, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Humanity Must Awaken From The Dream Of Separation
We suffer because we erroneously believe we are separate. It’s why humans suffer as individuals, and it’s why humanity creates so much suffering as a collective.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/humanity-m...
We suffer because we erroneously believe we are separate. It’s why humans suffer as individuals, and it’s why humanity creates so much suffering as a collective.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/humanity-m...
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America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
December 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM
America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
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People are suffering because our politicians, economists and media are failing us www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/12... The world is awash with money and homeless people. The money to house everyone is available. Politicians just refuse to use it. Why is it that they fail so many, so badly?
People are suffering because our politicians, economists and media are failing
The media offer a contrasting view of life this morning. The New York Times has a story about homelessness in the USA reaching record highs. It has increased by 18 per cent in a year, reaching 770,000...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
December 28, 2024 at 7:57 AM
People are suffering because our politicians, economists and media are failing us www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/12... The world is awash with money and homeless people. The money to house everyone is available. Politicians just refuse to use it. Why is it that they fail so many, so badly?
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This will end in tears www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/12... The gross disparities in wealth that have increased significantly in 2024 are not a cause for celebration. They are a sign of stress to come.
This will end in tears
This, from the FT this morning, will end in tears, or worse:
The wealth of US private capital bosses jumped by more than $56bn in 2024 as shares of Blackstone, Apollo and KKR hit new highs, fuelled by...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
December 28, 2024 at 8:13 AM
This will end in tears www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/12... The gross disparities in wealth that have increased significantly in 2024 are not a cause for celebration. They are a sign of stress to come.
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Labour given £4m from tax haven-based hedge fund with shares in oil and arms
Quadrature’s donation is noteworthy not just for being Labour’s largest-ever, but for its timing ahead of election
www.opendemocracy.net/en/labour-gi...
Quadrature’s donation is noteworthy not just for being Labour’s largest-ever, but for its timing ahead of election
www.opendemocracy.net/en/labour-gi...
Labour handed £4m from tax haven-based hedge fund
Quadrature’s donation is noteworthy not just for being Labour’s largest-ever, but for its timing ahead of election
www.opendemocracy.net
December 28, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Labour given £4m from tax haven-based hedge fund with shares in oil and arms
Quadrature’s donation is noteworthy not just for being Labour’s largest-ever, but for its timing ahead of election
www.opendemocracy.net/en/labour-gi...
Quadrature’s donation is noteworthy not just for being Labour’s largest-ever, but for its timing ahead of election
www.opendemocracy.net/en/labour-gi...
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A consensus is emerging: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Where is the action?
“If I must die,” wrote the Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer, who was killed early in the war on Gaza, “let it bring hope, let it be a tale.”
“If I must die,” wrote the Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer, who was killed early in the war on Gaza, “let it bring hope, let it be a tale.”
December 23, 2024 at 11:24 AM
A consensus is emerging: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Where is the action?
“If I must die,” wrote the Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer, who was killed early in the war on Gaza, “let it bring hope, let it be a tale.”
“If I must die,” wrote the Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer, who was killed early in the war on Gaza, “let it bring hope, let it be a tale.”
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I remain deeply concerned about the ongoing detention of Imran Khan.
His disgraceful treatment is an affront to the democratic rights of the people of Pakistan.
We must continue to speak up for the release of all political prisoners everywhere.
His disgraceful treatment is an affront to the democratic rights of the people of Pakistan.
We must continue to speak up for the release of all political prisoners everywhere.
December 23, 2024 at 10:18 AM
I remain deeply concerned about the ongoing detention of Imran Khan.
His disgraceful treatment is an affront to the democratic rights of the people of Pakistan.
We must continue to speak up for the release of all political prisoners everywhere.
His disgraceful treatment is an affront to the democratic rights of the people of Pakistan.
We must continue to speak up for the release of all political prisoners everywhere.
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"Amazon is the second-largest corporation on the Fortune 500 list. Despite being worth more than $2 trillion, the company fails to pay its workers enough to make ends meet."
PI Briefing No. 48 is now online.
PI Briefing No. 48 is now online.
PI Briefing | No. 48 | Teamsters Make Amazon Pay
Amazon faces its biggest US strike yet.
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December 23, 2024 at 10:37 AM
"Amazon is the second-largest corporation on the Fortune 500 list. Despite being worth more than $2 trillion, the company fails to pay its workers enough to make ends meet."
PI Briefing No. 48 is now online.
PI Briefing No. 48 is now online.
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With reports this week having found that Britain is THREE TIMES more likely to arrest climate activists than other countries everyone should watch this shocking film👇
The court’s decision in @libertyhq.bsky.social’s case is due in the New Year
The court’s decision in @libertyhq.bsky.social’s case is due in the New Year
🚨Our parliamentary democracy exists to make sure a government can’t just do whatever it wants. That must be respected - and that includes THIS GOVERNMENT
Liberty will be back in court NEXT WEEK to #DefendDemocracy.
This is why I shall be standing with them👇
youtu.be/qk5aiRXRuU0?...
Liberty will be back in court NEXT WEEK to #DefendDemocracy.
This is why I shall be standing with them👇
youtu.be/qk5aiRXRuU0?...
Labour Government backs Tory power grab by appealing Liberty High court victory
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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December 16, 2024 at 7:58 AM
With reports this week having found that Britain is THREE TIMES more likely to arrest climate activists than other countries everyone should watch this shocking film👇
The court’s decision in @libertyhq.bsky.social’s case is due in the New Year
The court’s decision in @libertyhq.bsky.social’s case is due in the New Year
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The government could have finally brought Royal Mail into public ownership.
It sold it to a Czech billionaire instead.
We are being ripped off. It’s time to put Royal Mail back where it belongs: in public hands.
bbc.in/49BZTmP
It sold it to a Czech billionaire instead.
We are being ripped off. It’s time to put Royal Mail back where it belongs: in public hands.
bbc.in/49BZTmP
Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire approved
The £3.6bn deal by Daniel Kretinsky is given the go-ahead after agreeing
bbc.in
December 16, 2024 at 10:45 AM
The government could have finally brought Royal Mail into public ownership.
It sold it to a Czech billionaire instead.
We are being ripped off. It’s time to put Royal Mail back where it belongs: in public hands.
bbc.in/49BZTmP
It sold it to a Czech billionaire instead.
We are being ripped off. It’s time to put Royal Mail back where it belongs: in public hands.
bbc.in/49BZTmP
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Stop selling arms to Israel then.
December 12, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Stop selling arms to Israel then.
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Just in! Court has found that John Pesutto defamed Moira Deeming!
Court has ordered to him pay Deeming $300,000 in damages!
#DeemingvPesutto
Court has ordered to him pay Deeming $300,000 in damages!
#DeemingvPesutto
December 11, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Just in! Court has found that John Pesutto defamed Moira Deeming!
Court has ordered to him pay Deeming $300,000 in damages!
#DeemingvPesutto
Court has ordered to him pay Deeming $300,000 in damages!
#DeemingvPesutto
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The day the media decided militant jihadism was respectable.
Matthew Alford reads my latest article: jonathancook.substack.com/p/listen-the...
Matthew Alford reads my latest article: jonathancook.substack.com/p/listen-the...
Listen: The day the media decided militant jihadism was respectable
Read by Matthew Alford
jonathancook.substack.com
December 11, 2024 at 11:17 AM
The day the media decided militant jihadism was respectable.
Matthew Alford reads my latest article: jonathancook.substack.com/p/listen-the...
Matthew Alford reads my latest article: jonathancook.substack.com/p/listen-the...
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For too long fossil fuel companies have had largely unlimited £££ to greenwash their dirty reputations whilst continuing to wreak havoc with our planet – it’s time for that to end .
Add your name petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Add your name petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
December 11, 2024 at 11:33 AM
For too long fossil fuel companies have had largely unlimited £££ to greenwash their dirty reputations whilst continuing to wreak havoc with our planet – it’s time for that to end .
Add your name petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Add your name petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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The cost of renting in the UK has risen faster than wages and has been exploited by private landlords.
Housing is a human right. The government must introduce rent caps and undertake the biggest council house building programme in a generation now.
Housing is a human right. The government must introduce rent caps and undertake the biggest council house building programme in a generation now.
UK rent soars by average £3,240 since Covid, says Zoopla
The cost of renting rose sharply after lockdown was lifted but the rate of increase is now slowing.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2024 at 11:46 AM
The cost of renting in the UK has risen faster than wages and has been exploited by private landlords.
Housing is a human right. The government must introduce rent caps and undertake the biggest council house building programme in a generation now.
Housing is a human right. The government must introduce rent caps and undertake the biggest council house building programme in a generation now.
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Media Lens on the crucial role played by the BBC and other western media in burying the fact that the experts – from Holocaust scholars to the world's leading human rights groups – are agreed: Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza.
More here:
www.medialens.org/2024/disappe...
More here:
www.medialens.org/2024/disappe...
Disappearing Genocide: BBC ‘Balance’ Between Perpetrator Israel And Palestinian Victims After Damning Amnesty Report
Imagine that the world’s largest and most respected human rights group issued a report detailing Russian war crimes in Ukraine and concluding that Russia was committing genocide. Western news media wo...
www.medialens.org
December 11, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Media Lens on the crucial role played by the BBC and other western media in burying the fact that the experts – from Holocaust scholars to the world's leading human rights groups – are agreed: Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza.
More here:
www.medialens.org/2024/disappe...
More here:
www.medialens.org/2024/disappe...