Fownhope’s Heart of Oak Society traces its roots to the age of friendly societies, when communities provided their own safety net. Its anniversary celebrations reveal a tradition still very much alive, says MARK SEDDON
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March of the un-people: from Sri Lanka to the world
After meeting the super-exploited workers of the global South who supply the clothing retail giants in the West, ROGER McKENZIE calls for a renewed commitment to international organisation
ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
MANY years ago, I had the pleasure of being in a class taught by the legendary Noam Chomsky.
One of the very many things that I remember from that session was hearing Chomsky talk about “the un-people.”
In case you are wondering who or what the un-people are — it is the way the uber-rich think about us working-class fodder.
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