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Good riddance to the criminal-in-chief
Good riddance to the criminal-in-chief
It was inevitable that Trump’s presidency would end this way: in scandal and ignominy, fear, loathing and shame.
Mark Phillips
Jan 20
Is America now a failed state?
Is America now a failed state?
Trump lit the fuse, but scenes from the Capitol on Wednesday are the culmination of an unraveling of US democracy over 40 years.
Mark Phillips
Jan 7
Reflections on the Year of the Rat
Reflections on the Year of the Rat
The signs were there from the very start that 2020 was going to be a year we wouldn’t forget.
Mark Phillips
Jan 5
Life in the pandemic
The future has been cancelled
The future has been cancelled
Whether we like it or not, some of the pleasures we took from life before the pandemic are gone, probably forever.
Mark Phillips
Jul 27, 2020
There is a way forward after COVID-19
There is a way forward after COVID-19
As calls grow for the restrictions to be lifted, we need to prevent a right wing populist narrative taking hold.
Mark Phillips
Apr 17, 2020
Coronavirus is the only story in town
Coronavirus is the only story in town
The COVID-19 pandemic has all the elements of a great dystopian novel, but where do you start?
Mark Phillips
Mar 22, 2020
Highlights from the archives
Billy gives unions something to Bragg about
Billy gives unions something to Bragg about
The political and the personal go hand-in-hand for the Bard from Barking.
Mark Phillips
Aug 1, 2015
WikiLeaks’ reluctant leader
WikiLeaks’ reluctant leader
A chance meeting with Julian Assange in 2009 changed Kristinn Hrafnsson’s life and he is now the WikiLeaks founder’s defender-in-chief.
Mark Phillips
Feb 24, 2020
What should we do about Julian Assange?
What should we do about Julian Assange?
We don’t get to pick and choose on personal feelings when to fight for press freedom and when not to.
Mark Phillips
Apr 14, 2019
Audio ammunition
Audio ammunition
An introduction to the music of ‘the only band that matters’.
Mark Phillips
Jul 12, 2020
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