It speaks volumes for the nature of capitalism that a slim little book first written more than half a century ago can still seem so fresh and relevant.

When I wrote last, I was still in Cairo, beginning to lose hope. However, shortly after, a friend at the UN Relief & Works Agency (UNRWA) was miraculously able to get me into Gaza through Israel's Erez Crossing. In a shockingly quick two days, I was in! Among my first activities was this protest....

There are not many people left today who oppose the environment to jobs. Several recent studies confirm: the more invested in "green conversion," the more jobs can be created.

If any further proof were needed that Liz Cheney is a chip off the old block of her father, then have a look at this video that her Keep America Safe front organisation is running. Using tactics from the McCarthy "Red scare" era, the video seeks to smear the US Department of Justice as "Department of Jihad" and lawyers who defended Guantanamo detainees as the "al-Qaida 7" – a nice touch there. In another page taken from the Joe McCarthy playbook, the video also suggests a cover-up to supress the names of the lawyers.