Rather than hoping for the emergence of some new ‘party of the left,’ EMMA DENT COAD sees a broad alliance of local parties and community groups as a way of reviving democratic progressive politics
The fight for a fair deal at TGI Friday's – and elsewhere
Unite activist LAUREN TOWNSEND tells Ben Chacko what inspired her to start fighting back
Lauren Townsend (centre) on a TGI Friday's tips dispute protest
In the second of two articles, DANIEL POWELL looks behind the headlines celebrating Ukrainian resistance to a complex reality of neonazi battalions, forced conscription and sabotaged peace deals
ANSELM ELDERGILL draws attention to a legal case on Tuesday in which a human rights group is challenging the government’s decision to allow the sale of weapons used against Palestinians
The obfuscation of Nazism’s capitalist roots has seen imperialism redeploy fascism again and again — from the killing fields of Guatemala to the war in Ukraine, writes PAWEL WARGAN
From Workers’ Memorial Day to May Day rallies, TOM MORRISON examines the real challenges facing the labour movement as Reform UK’s glossy literature exploits legitimate grievances in traditional left strongholds
Calls have been made for the return to Venezuela of a two-year-old girl currently being held in the US, after being separated from her family by immigration officials, reports SUSAN GREY
“I WASN’T involved in this world before January. Now I’m very involved.”
This month’s Trades Union Congress saw repeated calls for a transformation of the world of work as ordinary people start to fight back against a broken system.
And few people are fighting back harder than Lauren Townsend.
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