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Jonathan Cook

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Listen: Thatcher warned in 1989 of a climate crisis. She did nothing. Nor will her successors

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Thatcher warned in 1989 of a climate crisis. She did nothing. Nor will her successors

Governments knew what was coming. They failed to act because the political costs of taking on the corporate sector were too immense. Those corporations are now more powerful than ever

Listen: A dying West is eating its children. Yet we still can't imagine life without capitalism

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A dying West is eating its children. Yet we still can't imagine life without capitalism

Our unwillingness to think about how to change our reality may simply be the noise of capitalism speaking through us. It's time to find value in something more than a new iPhone or pair of jeans

Listen: With Karim Khan's dismissal, the war crimes court's elimination is near-complete

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With Karim Khan's dismissal, the elimination of the war crimes court is near-complete

Millions of people around the world will now find themselves even more exposed to the criminal actions of predatory states. Unlike Khan's accuser, they are unlikely to ever get their day in court

Listen: Britain's Big Brother state is already here - we just don't realise it yet

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Britain's Big Brother state is already here - we just don't realise it yet

While the public is encouraged to blame immigrants, Muslims, the left, or 'Israel haters', the UK state is racing to erect a scaffolding of control to protect itself before we wake up to the deception

Listen: The West won't punish the settlements. Its two-state solution was always a sham

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The West won't punish the settlements. Its two-state solution was always a sham

For decades, the EU has devised ever more convoluted ways to avoid penalising Israel's illegal settlements, even as they devour a two-state solution it claims is the only path to regional peace