US-based labour and social movements authors and organisers Robert Ovetz and James Tracy interview DANIEL GROSS about his new book, Unions of Our Own: Eight Building Blocks to Change Work and the World
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The Earth calls out for a world free from nukes
Britain cannot play a different role in the world while it remains one of the few countries with nuclear weapons, writes KATE HUDSON
JOHN CALLOW introduces the work of Geoffrey Trease, who placed ordinary people at the centre of his historical fiction for children, creating adventurous stories to inspire the possibilities of social change
The Isle of Wight’s Victorian holiday boom drew visitors from across Europe, including the founders of scientific socialism, writes KEITH FLETT
The campaign against the Bank of England’s ongoing theft of Venezuelan gold is gaining support across the labour movement and beyond, writes MATT WILLGRESS
Unless ministers match reform with investment, the profession and the people it serves will continue to bear the cost, says KATE RAMSDEN
Claims that Nicaragua has abolished elections followed a headline that stripped Daniel Ortega’s remarks of their historical and political context. The full speech tells a different story, says BECCA RENK FOSTER
Today the United Nations’s nuclear weapons ban treaty opens for signature. States across the world are queuing in New York to sign up to prohibit nuclear weapons. This is a giant step forward on the road towards global abolition.
The treaty follows decades of grassroots campaigning across the world — the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has been calling for a global ban on nuclear weapons since its founding in 1958 and we are delighted at the development.
Over 100 countries are likely to sign the treaty, but will Britain make the most of this crucial opportunity for peace?
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