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Ron's rages are sincere and — according to his wife — healthily cathartic. But can these splenetic outbursts loosen the grip of capitalism at its most monstrous?
The cutting edge to Tory violence
BERNADETTE HYLAND recommends an exposé of how austerity measures savagely attack the most vulnerable
ANGUS REID considers the power of the podcast as a vehicle for consensus building in opposition to mainstream media narratives
GLENN FOSBRAEY recommends a biography worth reading for both existing George Michael fans and those yet to be converted
FRANCIS DEVINE introduces a new collection of essays that draws on Pease McKenna’s example to indicate future paths for the movement
KEVIN DONNELLY and MARIA DUARTE review Shoot the People, The Last One For The Road, Rosebush Pruning, and Moana
JAMES WALSH recommends an exceptional documentary about the experience of Western doctors in Gaza
The Violence of Austerity, edited by Vickie Cooper and David Whyte (Pluto Press £16.99)
THERE seems to be a minor economic boom at the moment of books written by left-wing writers about austerity.
And there has never been as much information about what is happening from blogs, articles in newspapers or films such as I, Daniel Blake.
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Liverpool Trades Council has unveiled a ‘People’s Budget’ to fight £56m cuts and council tax rises. DEAN YOUNG reports
In the current climate, it is vital to bust the myths and put forward the case for a humane and decent social security system that supports people, argues FRAN HEATHCOTE
PAUL BUHLE agrees that a grassroots movements for change in needed in the US, independent of electoral politics