Mask-off outbursts by Maga insiders and most strikingly, the destruction and reconstruction of the presidential seat, with a huge new $300m ballroom, means Trump isn’t planning to leave the White House when his term ends, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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100 years for socialism: on your Marx for the Communist Party centenary weekend
On Saturday August 1 the Communist Party reaches a high point in the programme to mark its centenary of struggle, writes PHIL KATZ
BEN CHACKO speaks with Knesset member OFER CASSIF about rising political violence, the prospects for peace and his continuous ‘silencing by suspension’
The City is leaning on Rachel Reeves to cut welfare spending — when what’s needed is cuts to all the benefits given to the mega rich, corporations and banks to help them not pay or blatantly dodge their fair share of tax, explains BERNIE EVANS
The choice between two Blairites to revamp the tepid centrism of our ruling party doesn’t even come as cold comfort as we wander the city streets suffering from their third decade of austerity and the fifth of wage stagnation, writes MATT KERR
ANN HENDERSON looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors — a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns
HENRY FOWLER puts the strike of public-sector workers in New Zealand in the wider context of deteriorating employment conditions throughout the world’s major economies
MAT COWARD looks back at a protest 105 years ago this month, whose reporting by the media bears uncomfortable similarities with demos today
THIS has been quite a year, with plans having to be completely rescheduled as a result of the pandemic and new skill sets acquired quickly so we could use technology to communicate with members and supporters.
Where some political parties effectively shut down during the lockdown, the organisation and democracy of the CP quickly adapted, with barely a week lost. By the last week in March, meetings, education, campaigning and inner party democracy were working full-on.
A landmark in this was the first wave of our Red Wedge meetings held across Britain in May. Communist Party comrades were active across Britain trying to rally unions to stand firm where work continued, not to allow themselves to be stampeded back to work and to organise on safety, where workers did return.
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