The annual commemoration of anti-fascist volunteers who fought fascism in Spain now includes a key contribution from Italian comrades
Trump’s return will only deepen the war spiral
Britain’s best option after the new president is sworn in in January is to simply opt out of his warmongering and demands for military spending, and make our own trade deals independent of the US for once, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP

THE voters of the US have spoken, even if we did not like what they said. A Donald Trump presidency 2.0 is a fact. All other political forces have to deal with that. The question is how?
The US is now the world’s second-largest economy, behind China. But it remains by far the world’s largest military power, with a military budget that exceeds the next five largest military powers combined.
It has military bases in about 80 countries, which is more than all other military powers in the world combined. It is the dominant power in Nato, the largest shareholder in the World Bank and the key ideological influence in the International Monetary Fund.
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