The annual commemoration of anti-fascist volunteers who fought fascism in Spain now includes a key contribution from Italian comrades
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‘Here I am, whether you like it or not!’
Louise Raw talks to grime legend and ‘mistress of clashing’ LADY SHOCKER about her east London roots, the energy of the youth circuit and the challenges of being a woman in a male-led industry
The Islamic Republic’s suddenly weakened regional position exposes the nation to grave threats from US imperialism
DONG XUE explains why US tariffs hold no significant threat to China
ANSELM ELDERGILL asks whether artificial intelligence may decide legal cases in the future, in place of human judges, and how AI could reshape the legal landscape
Like pieces on a chess board, centrist parties lose ground as they accommodate rather than challenge far-right agendas — socialists must play things better, warns MATT KERR
Yanis Varoufakis and Jeremy Corbyn laid out a roadmap for peace, justice and equality as they celebrated the legacy of inspirational socialist Tony Benn, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The NEU’s annual conference promises heated debate, with motions on international politics, curriculum reform and union amalgamation likely to provoke strong reactions and challenge the status quo, writes Education for Tomorrow editor ROBERT POOLE
LIKE grime music itself, Lady Shocker was born and bred in Bow.
Writing her first lyrics as a schoolgirl and hanging out with renowned Grime MCs like Wiley and God’s Gift, “Shocks” went on to form Female Allstars (FA), grime’s first all-woman “crew.”
Grime was no record company invention, but a real working-class movement “from the streets,” as Shocks puts it.
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