War, What Is It Good For?
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Are there positives for Keir Starmer in Gaza MP revolt?
50 minutes ago About sharing Jess Phillips was one of the 10 MPs to resign their front bench positions By Henry Zeffman Chief political correspondent Clearly, the Labour rebellion over a ceasefire in Gaza was embarrassing for Sir Keir Starmer. It’s the biggest parliamentary revolt he’s suffered in his three and a half years as…
Michael Matheson says sons used iPad data to watch football
Scotland’s health secretary had previously insisted the device was only used for work purposes.
Labour united despite Gaza resignations, says John Healey
1 hour ago About sharing By Sam Francis Political reporter The Labour party remains united despite a series of frontbench resignations over the Israel-Gaza war, the shadow defence secretary has said. Ten of the party’s frontbenchers quit to vote for an SNP motion in the Commons calling for a ceasefire in Gaza against the wishes…
Hounslow house fire: Sixth person confirmed dead
The body of a sixth person was found at the scene of the fire in Hounslow, the Met Police said.
The History of Equality: It’s Complicated
Books & the Arts / November 16, 2023 The History of Equality: It’s Complicated A conversation with the historian Darrin McMahon about his new book Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea and the strange and contradicting development of the liberal version of egalitarianism. Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins Ad Policy A scene from the film Orphans of…
“A Wall of Fire Smashed Into Me”: A Month in Gaza
World / November 16, 2023 “A Wall of Fire Smashed Into Me”: A Month in Gaza Excerpts from the diary of Atef Abu Saif, who has been in Gaza since October 7. Atef Abu Saif Ad Policy People carry a body, covered with a blanket, as they conduct a search and rescue operation after the…
Gazan Family Letters, 2092
Poems / November 16, 2023 Gazan Family Letters, 2092 Mosab Abu Toha Ad Policy 1 Children feel petrified at night. Power outages most of the time. Grandfather has not left his room for 17 days. It all occurred when he looked at himself in the mirror. He could not believe he aged that much. Grandfather…
Indigestible Notion
World / November 16, 2023 Indigestible Notion While the world has changed and threats are different, the Biden administration’s worldview is rooted in the assumption that America is the “indispensable nation” that will police the world. Ad Policy President Joe Biden delivers an address on the conflict between Israel and Gaza and the Russian invasion…
The Moral Triangle: Palestine, Israel, and Germany
Culture / Q&A / November 16, 2023 The Moral Triangle: Palestine, Israel, and Germany A conversation about “peace and justice and freedom for all Palestinians and Israelis” with Sa’ed Atshan and Katharina Galor. Linda Mannheim Ad Policy Left: Sa’ed Atshan, right: Katharina Galor. (Courtesy of Sa’ed Atshan and Katharina Galor) “Germany is repaying its post-Holocaust…