Trade unions need to step up and force a turn in the policies of the labour movement to effectively confront the far-right threat, argues NICK WRIGHT
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Power cedes nothing without a demand
The recent smear against Corbyn in the Times is an important reminder of what we are up against - and why we must remain united as we approach power, argues RICHARD BURGON MP
Jeremy Corbyn on the campaign trail during the last European elections. Attacks on the Labour leader are getting dirtier as the Establishment panics at the prospect of a Corbyn-led government
As the 90th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish civil war is marked, Teesside campaigners will gather to remember the local men and women who stood against fascism, explains TONY FOX
Whatever differences exist among international sympathisers of the Bolivarian revolution about its current trajectory, they should unite against the imperialist power that is the source of an enforced retreat, argues ROGER D HARRIS
Washington’s inability to subjugate Iran is an example of how it is trying to preserve a regional order that no longer exists, argues RAMZY BAROUD
US financial instability is exposing the limits of a dollar-dominated global economy — and giving the Global South a historic chance to build an alternative, says MURAD QURESHI
Deprivation is a fundamental factor in criminal behaviour that must be addressed but, KENNY MacASKILL argues, there needs to a major rethink in sentencing to tackle overcrowding
A FEW years ago, John McDonnell said: “If you think things are bad now, wait until we get even closer to Number 10. They will stop at nothing to demonise Jeremy. They’ll lie, cheat and slander in ways you couldn’t dream of right now. We’re expecting it and so should you.”
The smear on Jeremy Corbyn in Murdoch’s Times at the weekend, suggestive of a collaboration between senior elements in our Civil Service and the right-wing media — and the economic interests which it defends and supports — was a reminder of this.
It served to underline how for the very powerful, our politics, economy and media are there to serve the interests of a tiny fraction of society.
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