John Wojcik pays tribute to a black US activist who spent six decades at the forefront of struggles for voting rights, economic justice and peace – reshaping US politics and inspiring movements worldwide
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Humanity will overcome this crisis
Due to climate change, the record number of migrants and refugees will not be going down soon — but whatever hate-filled policies the right wing dreams up, our natural impulse to compassion and solidarity will shine through, writes JEREMY CORBYN MP
A worker with the Spanish Red Cross comforts a refugee in Spain
In the fifth and final part of a series of articles, Storming the Heavens author JENNY CLEGG explains how the Communist Party of China’s approach demonstrates how Marxism, rooted in concrete conditions and mass participation, can shape history
In times of genocide, art is not a refuge from politics but a weapon against injustice, says ROGER McKENZIE, highlighting three of his own favourite political truth-tellers
As members elect their first leadership, a deeper battle is unfolding over what democracy should mean in practice, says CASSI BELLINGHAM
The language of humiliation is a step towards a second civil war, argues RAMZY BAROUD
ANDREW MURRAY says switching the prime minister on and off again is no substitute for new political approach we need
THE past 12 months have been filled with challenges here at home and around the world.
The pandemic continues to lay bare the foundations of our societal fabric after more than a decade of austerity.
But time and again, it has been the incredible generosity and spirit of our communities that has brought us hope that things can change.
In the past year, we have witnessed wide-ranging crises, from the pandemic, the climate emergency and the displacement of nearly 30 million people across the globe fleeing war, poverty and famine.
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Britain’s proud asylum history, from sheltering the Kindertransport escaping Hitler to Basque children fleeing fascist Spain, required tireless campaigning against persistent opposition — and it’s up to all of us to do our part today, writes SABINA PRICE
HUGH LANNING reports on an initiative that will aim at counteracting the anti-Palestine narratives spoon-fed to Western governments and the mass media by Israel’s propaganda machine
With the death of Pope Francis, the world loses not only a church leader but also a moral compass