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
The bloody battle for victory over fascism serves to underline the futility of appeasement
We must not overlook the still pertinent lessons and warnings from the WWII era that are relevant for the world of today and the future, argues human rights advocacy group LIBERATION
Communist Party leaders Alex Gordon and Lorraine Douglas deliver vital medicines in trip to besieged socialist island
TUC Cymru is playing a leading role in tackling far-right ideas in the workplace, says LAURA DOEL
A New Delhi press conference in which Sheikh Hasina and her son implied the new order in Bangladesh is a security threat to India has sparked fears she is planning a comeback. SIAM SAROWER JAMIL reports on the fallout
Two months of student unrest have forced out India’s education minister and rattled the BJP regime. Could this be the beginning of the end for Modi, asks Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary MA BABY
MAT COWARD says the heatwave is a testing time for gardeners — but he has some tips
TODAY, amid a new world crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, falls a major anniversary.
On this day, May 9, 75 years ago, victory was declared over Nazi Germany, the culmination of combined counter-offensives by the Soviet Union, the allies and resistance movements across Europe that had reached their climax during the late winter and early spring.
The victory marked the triumph of life over death and an affirmation of the vitality of democracy, led by the working people and their allies.
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