JOHN REES looks at why the June 20 international anti-war conference is such a vital initiative
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There is no glory to war – only misery, death and destruction
JEREMY CORBYN recalls the biggest co-ordinated demonstration in the world – against the Iraq war in 2003 – and reminds us that the need for peace is more desperate than ever
Aerial view of Hyde Park during the anti-war march in central London, February 15, 2003
ROGER McKENZIE highlights how health workers in DRC are struggling to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in a region already suffering conflict, aid cuts and a legacy of imperialist degradation
Associate Professor BUI QUANG TUAN explains how modernisation and growth are helping to unlock new foreign investment in the Vietnamese economy
New workplace rights are welcome, but the survival of the trade union movement will be determined not in Westminster but in workplaces across the country, argues JOHN CARSON
Nearly two decades after leaving office, the former PM is still trumpeting the same futile militarism and failed free market dogmas. The question naturally arises: why does anyone still listen to him, says ANDREW MURRAY
Very modest growth in membership serves to underline the need for a change of recruiting strategies, posits NIGEL FLANAGAN
IT WAS 20 years ago today, on February 15 2003, that I stepped on to the huge stage in Hyde Park.
I immediately realised this was no ordinary rally. I had never seen one million people in one place; in every direction there were people, people, people.
A sea of banners waved in the wind: our own printed ones, union ones, homemade ones and children’s heartfelt pleas for peace in the world.
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