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Another day, another Trump attack – this time on farm workers
New plans will give agribusiness even more incentives to hire and exploit ‘guest workers,’ says MARK GRUENBERG
DOUG NICHOLLS welcomes a turning point at this year’s Congress, where many motions call for a co-ordinated plan to revive British industry, a perspective outlined in his new book
HOPE VIRGO of campaign Dump the Scales warns MPs voting today they should be alert to the threat legalised assisted death poses to people with eating disorders
The Together Alliance is hosting two summits, North and South, to build power and plan action against the scourge of racism peddled by the right. DANIEL KEBEDE urges mass participation
The drift toward militarisation in Europe is not inevitable, left-wing and peace movements can preserve sovereignty and prevent war, says DÁIRE HUGHES MP
Whatever differences exist among international sympathisers of the Bolivarian revolution about its current trajectory, they should unite against the imperialist power that is the source of an enforced retreat, argues ROGER D HARRIS
Trade unions need to step up and force a turn in the policies of the labour movement to effectively confront the far-right threat, argues NICK WRIGHT
ANOTHER day, and another Donald Trump attack on workers on behalf of corporate crooks.
This time, the president’s targets are already among the most exploited toilers in the US — seasonal “guest workers” here on H2-A visas who travel from state to state, south to north, helping harvest the crops that land on our dining room tables.
Strawberries, cucumbers and tomatoes in Georgia and Florida in the late winter and spring, onions and potatoes and cranberries in New York and elsewhere in the summer.
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