The corporate manslaughter bill has been neutered to please employers
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God of the Soil
Only when nomads settled on fertile land did the notion of progress take root
The Real Straight Banana
A coup against social Europe has been foiled – for the time being
Paid-up Members
How can MPs represent us when they earn up to 95% of their income from outside interests?
Protest as Harassment
The new crime bill permits the police to stop almost any demonstration.
Mocking Our Dreams
Climate change exposes progress as a myth
Fraud and Corruption
Where has Iraq’s money gone?
Pedigree Dogs of War
Some people who engage in foreign conflicts are called terrorists. Others are about to be licensed by the government
Media Fairyland
The US media is creating a world of make believe.
Punitive – And It Works
Sweden proves the neoliberals wrong about how to slash poverty.
Killing vs Helping
Bush and Blair no longer seem able to see the difference.
A Scandal of Secrecy and Collusion
Why have we paid £93m for a £15m bridge?
America’s War with Itself
Bush’s attempt to wreck the climate talks follows an established pattern of self-destruction
A Deadly Reversal
Why does no one care that the world’s worst conflict has broken out again?
Bring Them Back
We should welcome the return of the big wild mammals
The Alternative Media
Undercurrents and Schnews are both ten years old, and still blooming.
Road Hogs
Even the government’s private finance success story turns out to be a roaring failure
Feeding Cars, Not People
The adoption of biofuels would be a humanitarian and environmental disaster
The Myth of Compensation Culture
Big business is seeking the freedom to kill its workers
Religion of the Rich
There is a precedent for the Bush Project, but it’s not fascism