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Trump and Syria: “The worst case scenario is now our reality.”
As all becomes ever more rapidly surreal it seems that, barring a miracle, Draft Dodger in Chief, Donald Trump might trigger a world war, over an incident in Syria which is entirely evidence free.... [read more]
The Litter Bug!
If you want an end to waste, you have to show it to the people, not hide it... [read more]
Monsanto's 'Hand of God': Planned Obsolescence Of The Indian Farmer
Global agribusiness is playing fast and loose with poor people’s lives and is profiting handsomely.... [read more]
The farce of the Hinkley C nuclear reactor will haunt Britain for decades
We need nuclear power. But the government has plumped for outdated technology at the worst price imaginable, writes George Monbiot.... [read more]
Now they do not need evidence, they create secret witnesses
Öcalan’s isolation may be over as the hunger strike ends in Turkish prisons, but the unjust trials of the opponents of the Government continue. Tim Baster and Isabelle Merminod report ... [read more]
Ash Cloud
There was a time when conservatism meant what the word suggests. It was an attempt to keep things as they are: to arrest economic and social change, to defend the position of the dominant class. Today conservatism has become a nihilistic festival of destruction, writes George Monbiot.... [read more]
Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer
The London Progressive Journal gives its take on current events in the latest fortnightly editorial... [read more]
The Corporate Welfare State
Despite the crisis, it’s still socialism for the 1 per cent, capitalism for the rest.... [read more]
Weimar Revisited
Uri Avnery explains how the three main pillars of Israeli democracy - the courts, the media and the human rights organisations - are under threat from the political right. ... [read more]
UK riots: Missing the bigger picture
Tomasz Pierscionek examines a variety of proposals to deal with the rioting that swept London and reveals gaps in the logic of those calling for the usual knee jerk reaction.... [read more]
Welcome to Palestine: A First Hand Account of Arbitrary Detention
Ten days ago, London Progressive Journal contributor Assed Baig was arrested and grilled by Israeli solidiers who mistook him for a Palestinian. His story offers a glimpse of the everyday reality for many Palestinians.... [read more]
The Plot Thickens
Solomon Hughes examines the sinister circumstances surrounding the detention of Babar Ahmad. ... [read more]
Plan Colombia Devastates Afro-Colombian Communities
Garry Leech examines the devastating impact of US policy in Colombia upon the country's Afro-Colombian rural communities.... [read more]