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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No-one believes the lies about austerity being necessary any more
But the real battle against our corrupt and ruthless ruling class is just beginning, says BILL GREENSHIELDS
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
Associate Professor BUI QUANG TUAN explains how modernisation and growth are helping to unlock new foreign investment in the Vietnamese economy
IT’S time for a “phase II” of our anti-austerity campaign — a sustained campaign of mass action by trade unions and communities not only against the deprivation and suffering caused by austerity economics, but for the alternative — policies designed to irrevocably shift wealth and power from the tiny economic and political ruling class to the mass of the people.
Of course, there are many within Parliament struggling to achieve that too — and many who are struggling to maintain the status quo of neoliberal capitalism.
What we have seen over recent months and years, though, is that when push comes to shove such struggles cannot be won solely from within Parliament.
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