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
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Making the class arguments for a left Brexit
As the 90th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish civil war is marked, Teesside campaigners will gather to remember the local men and women who stood against fascism, explains TONY FOX
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
Washington’s inability to subjugate Iran is an example of how it is trying to preserve a regional order that no longer exists, argues RAMZY BAROUD
US financial instability is exposing the limits of a dollar-dominated global economy — and giving the Global South a historic chance to build an alternative, says MURAD QURESHI
Deprivation is a fundamental factor in criminal behaviour that must be addressed but, KENNY MacASKILL argues, there needs to a major rethink in sentencing to tackle overcrowding
COLIN FOX’S article on April 25 and its “analysis” beggars belief in its naivety.
There appears to be a total lack of understanding of the neoliberal nature of the European Union or an awareness that its treaties are designed to serve the interests of EU-based transnational corporations.
Apparently, those of us who argued for a Leave vote have some explaining to do and should understand that the SSP position for a Remain vote was the lesser of two evils. Also we have “no team on the park.”
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