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11 days ago

Look to his stand on Gaza: Pope Francis gave us moral leadership in amoral times | Owen Jones

With his outspokenness about Israel’s outrages, the late pope showed up the hypocrisy of the media and politicians

The deaths of major public figures can provoke the most grotesque outpourings of hypo…

38 days ago

Good morning Britain – prepare to be told yet again that decline is all you deserve | Owen Jones

It’s Groundhog Day: the party may change but even under Labour, the script remains stubbornly the same

It is time to resuscitate Margaret Thatcher’s catchphrase: “There is no alternative.” With a twis…

45 days ago

Imagine if all those who are silent about the terrible evil being committed in Gaza spoke up | Owen Jones

No crime in history has been so well documented by its victims. And yet inaction and censorship reign

Israel’s genocide was only on pause: for Palestinians woken on Monday night by a vicious wave of a…

53 days ago

Threaten campuses, shut down debate: that’s what free speech looks like under Trump | Owen Jones

The president has slashed $400m in funding from Columbia University. He wants to stifle criticism of Israel – but the real target is dissent

For those who fear Donald Trump is a despot in the making, …

59 days ago

Keir Starmer, you claim huge and damaging cuts are vital so we can buy arms and defend ourselves. Prove it | Owen Jones

Splurging the cash is not the answer to Europe’s security jitters. Let’s ignore the hyperbole and decide what’s actually needed

Britain is now on a “war footing”, we are told. Earlier this year, Nato’…

61 days ago

The AfD are circling like vultures. But in Berlin, I found a new, young left rising against them | Owen Jones

On election night, as the far right rose nationwide, Die Linke made crucial gains in the capital. But its supporters see the hard road ahead

Will democracy still prevail in the west in a decade? It wa…

72 days ago

Let’s be clear – the US never had moral supremacy. With Trump, it’s not even pretending any more | Owen Jones

The president has replaced the ‘good guys’ myth with unapologetic brute force and greed – it could be a major mistake

Donald Trump’s attempt to seize Ukraine’s natural resources is another morbid symp…

3 months ago

Israel’s leaders committed genocide in Gaza and must pay for it. Their political and media allies must too | Owen Jones

This unprecedented slaughter could not have happened without powerful cheerleaders. Hold them to account

Unless those complicit in the Gaza genocide are held to account, the brutal consequences will…

4 months ago

Starmer should not be the fall guy for Labour’s failures. This disaster was written by committee | Owen Jones

The PM’s allies on the right are ideologically opposed to any economic agenda that could see off the threat from Reform

Keir Starmer’s team can smell the presence of the political grim reaper. Every F…

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