There has been a reinvigorated debate around Israel's right to exist, but it's unfortunately been bungled in with important debates around antisemitism. In all this, Israel's racist new Nation State Law has largely been overlooked by our national media. Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign member Kishore Lennon says the law only reveals what was already clear: Israel is an apartheid state and we should be able to say so...

The response to Trump's visit this week was emphatic and defiant, but some have criticised the rallies for indulging Liberals and tolerating other right wing state visitors. David Swanson dismisses these quibbles and argues the marches united hundreds of thousands of people at a time when it was greatly needed...

Karl Marx famously viewed religion as the “opium of the masses”, an attitude which has remained prevalent on the left for over a century. But site editor Jonathan Rimmer argues the powerful factor of personal faith shouldn't be overlooked when discussing class issues and that radicalism is born the most unlikely places...