Born on this day in 1931, the heroic revolutionary faces a dangerous new wave of White House aggression. We must treat his birthday as a rallying cry to resist the illegal siege of Cuba, writes ROGER McKENZIE
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CALVIN TUCKER gives an update on our appeal to help the Star survive the corona crisis
You’ve raised: £21,384
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RAMZY BAROUD decries the rats of Gaza, the rodent and human type. Both abound as profiteering from tragedy reaches obscene levels
When gas company bosses gorged on assets, the GMB union fought back with the help of a 20-stone saddleback sow. MAT COWARD tells the story
JOHN REES looks at why the June 20 international anti-war conference is such a vital initiative
ROGER McKENZIE highlights how health workers in DRC are struggling to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in a region already suffering conflict, aid cuts and a legacy of imperialist degradation
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The local readers and supporters group in Shropshire sent £350 — the first installment of a £1,000 target to cover one day of the paper’s Covid-related loses.
£50 landed in our coffers from the North Clyde branch of RMT and more branches will be following suit, we’ve been told.
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