We face austerity from the government, privatisation via academies, a toxic influence on our students online, the attacks of the populist right in Trump and Farage — but we are growing, in number, in militancy — and we have shown we cannot be beaten, says NEU general secretary DANIEL KEBEDE
From Cymru to Cuba: Wales should openly extend solidarity to the Cuban people
The achievements made by this relatively small island nation that has survived and thrived under siege from the US should be celebrated — not just in medicine but now in renewable and sustainable energy too, writes LUKE FLETCHER MS
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In a revealing speech, Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy behind the tariff policy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US world hegemony, reports MARC VANDEPITTE
Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Natalia Marques looks at last week's ruling that Khalil can be deported and its implications
We are not here to advocate for the arms industry or its CEOs, writes STEVE HANDFORD, and that means we must take a stand against the government’s spending on war
As Labour mimics Tory welfare cuts while ignoring crumbling schools, educators must collectively resist the government's priorities and fight for an inclusive, creative system that values all children, writes NEU president SARAH KILPATRICK
Although our sector is hearing better things from the current government, the recognition that what we do is education in its own right, rather than just childcare, is still not reflected in policy, writes LUCY COLEMAN
LIKE many on November 3, I looked on appalled but unsurprised as the US once again opposed the UN General Assembly’s resolution condemning the blockade on Cuba. While it is encouraging that 185 countries voted in favour of the resolution, this now marks the 30th time that the UN has rebuked this decades-long policy to no avail.
Of course, the US and Israel voted against it, while Brazil and Ukraine abstained. It should be stated outright that this is shameful and there is no justification for the US’s brazen abuse.
The US first imposed the blockade in 1960 following the revolution and the rebel army’s seizure of power from the US-backed dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. Ever since, Cuba has flouted supposed economic and social rules and defied expectations.
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