Once a source of national pride, Cuba’s healthcare system declines as energy shortages deepen crisis, writes ANDREA RODRIGUEZ
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Honouring Mandela means more than just words
His legacy should lead us to question the unbridled power of corporations, argues JEREMY CORBYN
By making it simpler to support workers in struggle, Strike Map’s new Solidarity Fund aims to strengthen strikes when they need it most, write ROBERT POOLE and HENRY FOWLER
ANSELM ELDERGILL explains why the rule of law is fundamental to our liberty and welfare
Only an ambitious programme of state-led investment can restore growth and improve living standards, argues MICHAEL BURKE
Thousands of remarkable Britons left ordinary lives behind to join the struggle against Franco. Here is a snapshot of those who answered the call
The present drive to war is a cynical and deliberate diversion from deteriorating living standards, argues MATT KERR
Nelson Mandela made many brilliant comments in his life.
One of the most significant was his final speech to the UN general assembly as South African president in September 1998.
Speaking on nuclear disarmament, he announced: "We must ask the question - which might sound naive to those who have elaborated sophisticated arguments to justify their refusal to eliminate these terrible and terrifying weapons of mass destruction - why do they need them anyway?
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