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A California union’s decision to host a meeting about US policy towards Cuba has prompted a congressional probe and renewed attacks on international solidarity, writes CAMERON HARRISON
Radical bookselling in Nottingham
A new left-wing bookshop opened its doors to the public at the weekend. PETER FROST says this is good news for the East Midlands
The Baltic state is set to reverse its constitutional prohibition on nuclear weapons and foreign bases as part of accelerated Nato war preparations, warns TOM UNTERRAINER
Long-term underfunding and state neglect, while simultaneously probation services have been undermined, have intensified the prison crises, argues SOLOMON HUGHES
Holyrood incompetence has cost jobs and put the future of Clydeside’s Ferguson Marine shipyard into jeopardy. Its future should have been assured, argues KENNY MACASKILL
With the agitated debate now raging in the media about the early release schemes, Prison Officers Association general secretary STEVE GILLAN gives the view of those who work in the sector
The hounding of the late Jason Arday is an all too familiar experience for many black people. ROGER McKENZIE calls for collective action to combat what can feel like personal isolation
In a world where book sales are becoming dominated by mail order giant, tax-avoiding and anti-union Amazon it is a delight to hear of a new radical bookshop.
Right in the middle of Nottingham you will find a tiny alley called Long Row and here the Five Leaves Bookshop has just opened its doors.
The man behind this reversal of the trend of independent bookshops closing all over Britain is Ross Bradshaw.
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