The annual commemoration of anti-fascist volunteers who fought fascism in Spain now includes a key contribution from Italian comrades
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Old, female and up for the fight
We must not concede to an ideology that belittles older women and makes us invisible in public places, argues JULIA BARD
The Hackney Pensioners press team
The Islamic Republic’s suddenly weakened regional position exposes the nation to grave threats from US imperialism
DONG XUE explains why US tariffs hold no significant threat to China
ANSELM ELDERGILL asks whether artificial intelligence may decide legal cases in the future, in place of human judges, and how AI could reshape the legal landscape
Like pieces on a chess board, centrist parties lose ground as they accommodate rather than challenge far-right agendas — socialists must play things better, warns MATT KERR
Yanis Varoufakis and Jeremy Corbyn laid out a roadmap for peace, justice and equality as they celebrated the legacy of inspirational socialist Tony Benn, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The NEU’s annual conference promises heated debate, with motions on international politics, curriculum reform and union amalgamation likely to provoke strong reactions and challenge the status quo, writes Education for Tomorrow editor ROBERT POOLE
ALL through the 1990s I worked with a group of old people who produced a campaigning newspaper called Hackney Pensioners Press.
I have dithered about using the word “old” in that first sentence. It is such a powerfully pejorative term that I almost censored myself, afraid that it would deter people from reading on.
But that was what the editorial group called themselves, because that was what they were. They would not allow the word “old” to be used to downgrade and discredit them.
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