US-based labour and social movements authors and organisers Robert Ovetz and James Tracy interview DANIEL GROSS about his new book, Unions of Our Own: Eight Building Blocks to Change Work and the World
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Climate crisis: governments must act, but so must we
PAUL DONOVAN argues that Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report demands grassroots-led conversion to a more sustainable way of living — and that means normal people not waiting for the state and big business to start living differently
JOHN CALLOW introduces the work of Geoffrey Trease, who placed ordinary people at the centre of his historical fiction for children, creating adventurous stories to inspire the possibilities of social change
The Isle of Wight’s Victorian holiday boom drew visitors from across Europe, including the founders of scientific socialism, writes KEITH FLETT
The campaign against the Bank of England’s ongoing theft of Venezuelan gold is gaining support across the labour movement and beyond, writes MATT WILLGRESS
Unless ministers match reform with investment, the profession and the people it serves will continue to bear the cost, says KATE RAMSDEN
Claims that Nicaragua has abolished elections followed a headline that stripped Daniel Ortega’s remarks of their historical and political context. The full speech tells a different story, says BECCA RENK FOSTER
THE warnings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change of pending environmental disaster made for sobering reading.
They should cause everyone to take stock, especially the parents and grandparents: what sort of a hellish future is being created for our children and grandchildren?
The danger of floods and heatwaves is becoming ever more real, yet the world continues largely to continue with business as usual.
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