From Chartists and Suffragettes to Irish republicans and today’s Palestine activists, the treatment of hunger strikers exposes a consistent pattern in how the British state represses those it deems political prisoners, says KEITH FLETT
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How the working class and women were usurped in pandemic mitigation
Renters, the poor and freelancers are a class abandoned during the pandemic, while the mega-rich and their lives of luxury are left undisturbed, writes JULIAN VIGO
In the aftermath of the illegal US operation against Venezuela, a deliberate misinformation campaign has been waged to sow doubt about the survival of the country’s revolution, warns MANOLO DE LOS SANTOS
A statement from the Parti Communiste Francais
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines our laws concerning the treatment of animals and their rights
THE Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights (Codir) welcomes demonstrations across Iran, which have put pressure upon the theocratic dictatorship, but warns against intervention by the United States to force Iran in a particular direction
In a stark warning of things to come JOHN ELLISON invokes the ideological splitting of hairs that weakened any and all opposition to the unravelling WWI when 22 million of mostly Europeans lost their lives and 23 million were maimed
FOR those of us working from home while homeschooling in the early weeks of the pandemic, the selective nature of who was asked to sacrifice in the name of “pandemic mitigation” became painfully clear.
It was no coincidence that the pyjama class of workers shared few burdens with the working class in terms of their role in virus mitigation.
The social media feed of those who earn their living from their dining room tables was contrasted with their social media feed which told of great sacrifice.
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