With the death of Pope Francis, the world loses not only a church leader but also a moral compass that spoke out against inequality, discrimination, war, and climate destruction, writes MARC VANDEPITTE
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LYNNE WALSH previews the Bristol Radical History Conference this weekend
A plaque on Dublins Henry Street commemorating a group of Dunnes Stores supermarket workers who staged a two-and-a-half year anti-apartheid strike in the 1980s. Mary Manning who led the workers has described Nelson Mandela as an inspiration following the
Keir Starmer’s £120 million to Sudan cannot cover the government’s complicity in the RSF genocide or atone for the long shadow of British colonialism and imperialism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Join the traditional march from Clerkenwell Green, which will bring together countless international workers’ organisations in a statement against the far right
Ecuador’s election wasn’t free — and its people will pay the price under President Noboa
Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US hegemony
THE last time I visited the lovely city of Bristol was for lunch with an old schoolfriend, who turned out to be an arch Tory now working for the arms trade.
It was a spectacularly brief lunch, and I haven’t been back since. But far be it from me to demonise a town, especially one described as vibrant and bustling. The tourist board says there’s an irrepressible creative zeal about the place.
There’s the Harbourside street food market, Bansky murals, and it’s been given the status of Unesco City of Film.
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