Councillor SAM WHEELER says there’s a tangible shift in mood on the left in the city whose mayor has recently become PM — but there’s no room for complacency
"I served in all commissioned ranks from second lieutenant to major general.
"And during that period I spent most of my time being a high-class muscle man for big business, for Wall Street and for the bankers.
"In short, I was a racketeer for capitalism. I suspected I was just part of the racket all the time. Now I am sure of it."
ALEX GORDON applauds the leading role played by Harry Pollitt and the Communist Party in the fight against fascism in Spain and salutes the memory of the International Brigades
CJ ATKINS commemorates one of the most dramatic moments in working-class history
HANK KENNEDY contends that US military attacks in the Caribbean amount to modern piracy driven by Venezuela’s oil wealth
JOE GILL appreciates a lucid demonstration of how capital today is an outgrowth of the colonial economy



