If Labour wins election in Britain, then decides to stay in the EU, some think it could achieve progressive reform of the EU itself.

I think this might be possible if progressive parties were in power in other important European countries. But there is no chance of that in the next few years. France, Germany and Italy have had elections recently so there won't be any chance to put progressives in power there.

Don't pity the militarists for supporting the conquest of Iraq 15 years ago. They had plenty of opportunity to open their eyes and recognize the reasons not to start that war — if they had wanted to.

US citizens: call on members of Congress to stop accepting funds from the NRA.

The lack of democracy in the EU has become manifest, and people are generally dissatisfied with it.

The only government worth loyalty is one that will lead us to defeat the banksters.

The Guardian's China correspondent describes watching Xi's repression build up year by year.