As figures from Tucker Carlson to Nigel Farage flirt with neofascist rhetoric and mainstream leaders edge toward authoritarianism through war and repression, the conditions that once nurtured Hitlerism re-emerge — yet anti-war and anti-imperialist sentiments are also burgeoning anew, writes ANDREW MURRAY
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Another day, another Trump attack – this time on farm workers
New plans will give agribusiness even more incentives to hire and exploit ‘guest workers,’ says MARK GRUENBERG
As President Javier Milei is set to unveil a radical rollback of Argentina’s labour laws, unions warn of an unprecedented assault on workers’ rights, says BERT SCHOUWENBURG
On a recent NEU delegation, STEVE HANDFORD’s eyes were opened to the educational achievements of the socialist island and the need for Britain to take a leaf out of its book
NICK TROY lauds the young staff at a hotel chain and cinema giant who are ready to take on the bosses for their rights
DYLAN MURPHY reports that far from helping people back into work, the sanctions regime is inflicting unnecessary trauma on working-class families
As Saudi Arabia is hailed abroad for its ‘reforms,’ the reality for women inside the kingdom grows ever more repressive. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, MARYAM ALDOSSARI argues it is time to stop applauding the illusion – and start listening to the women the state works hardest to silence
ANOTHER day, and another Donald Trump attack on workers on behalf of corporate crooks.
This time, the president’s targets are already among the most exploited toilers in the US — seasonal “guest workers” here on H2-A visas who travel from state to state, south to north, helping harvest the crops that land on our dining room tables.
Strawberries, cucumbers and tomatoes in Georgia and Florida in the late winter and spring, onions and potatoes and cranberries in New York and elsewhere in the summer.
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