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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This May Day, the message of equality, peace and justice has never been more vital
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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
Associate Professor BUI QUANG TUAN explains how modernisation and growth are helping to unlock new foreign investment in the Vietnamese economy
May Day 2020 will be strange; none of the fraternity of the marches, rallies and music. None of that great sense of togetherness across the entire labour movement.
But electronic rallies may even attract more people and be a way of getting a message across to an audience that has never actually been to one of our events.
The theme of the events is inequality at all levels.
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