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In the 2020 disaster movie Greenland, the hero John Garrity (played by Gerard Butler), his wife (Morena Baccarin), and their young son are in a truck driving north from the United States into Canada. We hear on the radio an announcement from NASA: A nine-mile-wide fragment larger than the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs will […]

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Donald Trump’s inauguration speech was a rallying call for the far right across the globe. He railed against climate change, ramped up anti-immigrant racism and fuelled transphobia.

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Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has embraced the far right and fascist forces in the US and abroad. He even gave a fascist salute in a speech following Donald Trump’s inauguration.

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Mass resistance and the threat of workers’ strikes stopped a half-baked coup attempt in South Korea in early December.

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Donald Trump used his inauguration as US President to unleash a barrage of attacks—on migrants, trans rights, climate action, public services and more.

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2 loins of baby lambSoftened butterSalt and freshly ground black pepper4 ounces fresh breadcrumbs4 tablespoons finely chopped parsley½ level teaspoon dried thyme½ level teaspoon dried marjoramGrated ring of ½ lemonGrilled whole tomatoesWatercress Spread loins of lamb with softened butter and season generously with salt and freshly ground black pepper; place in a roasting tin. Roast […]

Paddy Gibson from Solidarity interviews Teanau Tuiono, a Māori and Pasifika Greens MP in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Just hours after Donald Trump emerged victorious in the US presidential election, the German government collapsed, plunging the biggest economy in Europe into confusion.

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A racist far right figure with a history of extreme sexism will sit at the top of the world’s most powerful country, after Donald Trump regained the US Presidency.

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Gabija Zemaityte The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, among others, has argued that long-term fixed-rate mortgages (LTFRMs) could increase home ownership in the UK. The share of mortgages with longer fixes increased in the UK and internationally over the last decade. Persistently low interest rates over that period have supported demand for longer-fix products, … Continue reading Long-term fixed-rate mortgages through an international lens: could they lead to higher home ownership? →